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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 7Pt. 51Ch. 3Art. 8§ 87834 Academic Employee Service Fees

§ 87834 Academic Employee Service Fees

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§ 87834 Academic Employee Service Fees

Key Takeaways

  • •If a teacher or staff member at a community college is part of a union, the school can take union fees out of their paycheck automatically.
  • •The employee can choose to pay the union directly instead of having the school take it out.
  • •If the school has to spend money to take out these fees, they can take that cost back from the union, but only if the employees didn’t agree to cover it.
  • •The school can’t charge more than what it actually costs them to do this.

Example

A community college teacher is part of a union, and the union has a deal with the school to take fees from paychecks.

The school will automatically take the union fees from the teacher’s paycheck unless the teacher decides to pay the union directly. If the school spends money to do this, they can ask the union to pay them back for the actual cost.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 87834 Academic Employee Service Fees

The governing board of each community college district when drawing an order for the salary or wage payment due to an academic employee of the district shall, with or without charge, reduce the order for the payment of service fees to the certified or recognized organization as required in an organizational security arrangement between the exclusive representative and a public school employer as provided under Chapter 10.7 (commencing with Section 3540) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code. However, the organizational security arrangement shall provide that any employee may pay service fees directly to the certified or recognized employee organization in lieu of having the service fees deducted from the salary or wage order. If the employees of a district do not authorize the board to make a deduction to pay their pro rata share of the costs of making deductions for the payment of service fees to the certificated or recognized organization, the board shall deduct from the amount transmitted to the organization on whose account the payments were deducted the actual costs, if any, of making the deduction. No charge shall exceed the actual cost to the district of the deduction. These actual costs shall be determined by the board and shall include startup and ongoing costs. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1302, Sec. 176. Effective September 25, 1990.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

agreementorganizationschoolemployeeemployersalaryacademicwage

Related Statutes

  • § 87833 Academic Employee Dues Deduction
  • § 87834.5 Community College Dues Transmission
  • § 87784.5 Parental Leave For Academic Employees
  • § 87807 Academic Salary Protection Rules
  • § 87809 Community College Salary Payment

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 87834.
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