An employee organization is entitled to membership dues deduction, on presentation by the employee organization of: dues deduction authorization cards; electronic membership application; or other method by which an employee has manifested assent for membership dues deduction. A public employer shall commence making dues deductions as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after receiving the proof presented under subsection (a) of this section. A public employer shall transmit membership dues to the employee organization within 30 days after the deductions are made. A public employer shall accept an authorization to deduct from the salary of a public employee an amount for the payment of dues in any format authorized under § 21–106 of the Commercial Law Article. This section may not be construed to require an employee to become a member of an employee organization. The right of an employee organization to membership dues deduction shall remain in full force and effect until: an employee revokes membership in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement or the membership application; the employee cancels membership dues deduction under § 2–403 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; or subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the employee is no longer employed by the public employer. If within a period of 1 year, the employee is employed by the same public employer in a position represented by the same exclusive representative, the right to membership dues deduction shall be automatically reinstated. If the employee who has consented to dues deduction is either removed from a public employer’s payroll or otherwise placed on an involuntary or voluntary leave of absence, whether paid or unpaid, the public employee’s membership dues deduction authorization shall: remain effective; and be continued on the public employee’s return to the payroll or restoration to active employment from a leave of absence. If an authorization for a public employer to make membership dues deduction was in effect on June 30, 2023: the right of the employee organization to membership dues deduction shall continue unless the right is terminated under subsection (d) of this section; and the employee organization may not be required to present new authorization under subsection (a) of this section.