(a)      (1)      Subject to subsection (b) of this section, on the written request of an employee to pay dues to an organization by payroll deduction, the Central Payroll Bureau shall:

                  (i)      deduct the dues from the employee's wages; and

                  (ii)      timely pay over the amount deducted to the organization.

            (2)      An employee may cancel a payroll deduction of organization dues by written notification to the Central Payroll Bureau.

      (b)      The Central Payroll Bureau may deduct dues under this section only for:

            (1)      an organization that has a membership of 1,000 or more State employees;

            (2)      an organization for which the potential field of membership is limited to fewer than 1,000 State employees, if the Governor has approved the deduction for that organization; or

            (3)      an organization for which payment of dues by payroll deduction was authorized on or before June 29, 1983.

      (c)      The State Comptroller shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.