Bill Text: FL H0417 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

Florida House Bill 417 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Collective Bargaining

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development [H0417 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-H0417-Comm_Sub.html

CS/HB 417

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to collective bargaining; amending s.
3	447.203, F.S.; redefining the term "legislative body" for
4	purposes of collective bargaining impasses with respect to
5	the employees of certain county constitutional officers;
6	requiring the board of county commissioners to provide
7	supplemental funds to such county constitutional officers
8	under certain circumstances; providing that the resolution
9	of certain impasses is binding on all parties; specifying
10	the parties required to approve certain collective
11	bargaining agreements; providing an effective date.
12
13	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
14
15	Section 1. Subsection (10) of section 447.203, Florida
16	Statutes, is amended to read:
17	447.203 Definitions.-As used in this part:
18	(10) "Legislative body" means the State Legislature, the
19	board of county commissioners, the district school board, the
20	governing body of a municipality, or the governing body of an
21	instrumentality or unit of government having authority to
22	appropriate funds and establish policy governing the terms and
23	conditions of employment and which, as the case may be, is the
24	appropriate legislative body for the bargaining unit. For
25	purposes of s. 447.403:,
26	(a) The Board of Governors of the State University System,
27	or the board's designee, is ~~shall be~~ deemed to be the
28	legislative body for ~~with respect to~~ all employees of each
29	constituent state university.
30	(b) ~~For purposes of s. 447.403~~ The board of trustees of a
31	community college is ~~shall be~~ deemed to be the legislative body
32	for ~~with respect to~~ all employees of the community college.
33	(c) The sheriff, tax collector, property appraiser,
34	supervisor of elections, and clerk of the circuit court, as
35	county constitutional officers under s. 1(d), Art. VIII of the
36	State Constitution, are each deemed to be the legislative body
37	for his or her respective employees, except:
38	1. If an impasse is declared pursuant to s. 447.403 and
39	the disputed impasse issues relate to wages or other economic
40	benefits, the board of county commissioners is deemed to be the
41	legislative body. However, if the resolution by the board of
42	county commissioners of the disputed impasse issues provides for
43	an increase in wages or other economic benefits beyond the
44	county constitutional officer's final offer at impasse, the
45	board of county commissioners shall provide supplemental funds
46	to the county constitutional officer that are sufficient to pay
47	the increased wages or other economic benefits beyond the county
48	constitutional officer's final offer at impasse. Such a
49	resolution of the impasse is binding on all parties.
50	Notwithstanding this subparagraph, the county constitutional
51	officer and his or her employees who are members of the
52	bargaining unit shall be the parties required to approve the
53	collective bargaining agreement pursuant to s. 447.309.
54	2. If a sheriff contracts with another governmental body
55	to function as the public employer for firefighters as defined
56	in s. 633.30, emergency medical technicians as defined in s.
57	401.23, or paramedics as defined in s. 401.23, the contracting
58	governmental body is deemed to be the legislative body for those
59	employees.
60	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.