Bill Text: FL H1031 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Collective Bargaining for Certain Public Employees

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration [H1031 Detail]

Download: Florida-2011-H1031-Introduced.html

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HB 1031

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to collective bargaining for certain
3	public employees; amending s. 447.203, F.S.; specifying
4	that for purposes of resolving an impasse the sheriff, the
5	tax collector, the property appraiser, the supervisor of
6	elections, and the clerk of the circuit court are each
7	deemed the "legislative body" for their respective
8	employees; providing that in a county that has expressly
9	abolished the office of any constitutional officer, such
10	duties are transferred to the officer as provided for
11	under the county charter if the charter is not
12	inconsistent with general law or a special law approved by
13	a vote of the electors; providing an effective date.
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15	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17	Section 1.  Subsection (10) of section 447.203, Florida
18	Statutes, is amended to read:
19	447.203  Definitions.-As used in this part:
20	(10)  "Legislative body" means the State Legislature, the
21	board of county commissioners, the district school board, the
22	governing body of a municipality, or the governing body of an
23	instrumentality or unit of government having authority to
24	appropriate funds and establish policy governing the terms and
25	conditions of employment and which, as the case may be, is the
26	appropriate legislative body for the bargaining unit.
27	(a)  For purposes of s. 447.403, the Board of Governors of
28	the State University System, or the board's designee, is shall
29	be deemed to be the legislative body with respect to all
30	employees of each constituent state university.
31	(b)  For purposes of s. 447.403 the board of trustees of a
32	community college is shall be deemed to be the legislative body
33	with respect to all employees of the community college.
34	(c)  For purposes of s. 447.403, and as sovereign
35	constitutional officers under s. 1(d), Art. VIII of the State
36	Constitution, the sheriff, tax collector, property appraiser,
37	supervisor of elections, and clerk of the circuit court are each
38	deemed to be the legislative body for their respective
39	employees. However, if provided by a county charter that was
40	approved by a vote of the electors of the county and that
41	expressly abolished the office of the sheriff, tax collector,
42	property appraiser, supervisor of elections, or clerk of the
43	court and expressly transferred all duties prescribed by general
44	law to an elected or appointed charter officer, that officer is
45	subject to such charter if the charter is not inconsistent with
46	general law or with a special law approved by a vote of the
47	electors under s. 1(g), Art. VIII of the State Constitution.
48	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.

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