Florida Senate - 2021                                     SB 456
       
       
        
       By Senator Bracy
       
       
       
       
       
       11-00089-21                                            2021456__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to municipal law enforcement agencies;
    3         creating s. 166.0491, F.S.; specifying that
    4         discussions between the chief executive officer of a
    5         municipality or a representative thereof and the
    6         municipality’s governing body regarding disciplinary
    7         measures for municipal law enforcement officers which
    8         are proposed for inclusion in a collective bargaining
    9         agreement are subject to public meetings requirements;
   10         requiring the governing body of a municipality to
   11         solicit comments and input from the general public and
   12         relevant advocacy or special interest groups in the
   13         review and development of officer disciplinary
   14         procedures in collective bargaining agreements;
   15         requiring the governing body of a municipality to
   16         ratify officer disciplinary procedures before their
   17         inclusion in a collective bargaining agreement entered
   18         into or renewed on or after a specified date;
   19         providing an effective date.
   20          
   21  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   23         Section 1. Section 166.0491, Florida Statutes, is created
   24  to read:
   25         166.0491 Municipal law enforcement agencies; adoption of
   26  officer disciplinary procedures.—
   27         (1) Notwithstanding s. 447.605(1), discussions between the
   28  chief executive officer of a municipality, or his or her
   29  representative, and the municipality’s governing body regarding
   30  disciplinary procedures for municipal law enforcement officers
   31  which are proposed for inclusion in a collective bargaining
   32  agreement are public meetings subject to s. 286.011 and s.
   33  24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution.
   34         (2) For any collective bargaining agreement governing
   35  municipal law enforcement officers which is entered into or
   36  renewed on or after July 1, 2021, the governing body of a
   37  municipality must:
   38         (a) Solicit comments and input from the general public and
   39  any relevant advocacy or special interest groups regarding the
   40  review and development of disciplinary procedures for municipal
   41  law enforcement officers before any such procedures are
   42  incorporated in a collective bargaining agreement. Following the
   43  solicitation of public comment, the governing body of a
   44  municipality shall consider any recommendations made by the
   45  general public and any relevant advocacy or special interest
   46  groups.
   47         (b) Ratify proposed disciplinary procedures by a majority
   48  vote of the governing body members at a public meeting before
   49  any terms and conditions regarding disciplinary measures may be
   50  incorporated in a collective bargaining agreement by the
   51  municipality and the bargaining agent.
   52         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.