HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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or association meets all of the following criteria:

1.  It is organized for purposes other than obtaining
insurance coverage.

2.  It serves the interest of employees and the State as
an employer as certified by the Secretary of
Personnel.

3.  It has at least 1,000 members who agree to payroll
deduction.

4.  In order to provide payroll deduction to smaller
organizations OR ASSOCIATIONS, [that would otherwise
qualify except for the number of members who agree
to payroll deduction, the Governor, in his
discretion, may approve] one additional deduction
per employee [or organizations who meet] IS ALLOWED
FOR AN ORGANIZATION OR ASSOCIATION THAT MEETS the
criteria of 1 and 2 above IF 50% OF THE ELIGIBLE
MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION OR ASSOCIATION AGREE TO
A PAYROLL DEDUCTION. This additional deduction is
subject to the general limitations stated in Section
I.

J. Insurance Programs Sponsored by Employee Organizations
or Associations

Insurance programs that require employee organization or
association membership as a condition of entitlement
will be paid in the same deduction as the employee
organization or association unless the employee
organization or association pays the charge for an
additional deduction as specified in Section I.B.

K. Existing Deductions That Do Not Meet These Criteria

Existing organizations and associations which currently
have payroll deduction privileges and do not meet the
criteria of this Order will, be allowed to continue
payroll deduction for existing employees but will not be
permitted to add new employees or to increase existing
deductions.

SECTION III - PUBLICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER ON PAYROLL
DEDUCTIONS

Copies of [the] THIS Executive Order, AS AMENDED, shall
be distributed to all State officials and employees and
copies shall be posted in conspicuous locations in all
State Facilities.

SECTION IV - EFFECTIVE DATE

This Executive Order, AS AMENDED, is effective [on