HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1214
1	CHAMBER ACTION
2	Senate House
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12	Representative Kottkamp offered the following:
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14	Amendment (with title amendment)
15	On page 4, line 5, through page 5, line 31
16	remove: all of said lines
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18	and insert:
19	to permit otherwise. This paragraph does not require a state
20	employer to pay for health insurance benefits for abortion,
21	except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the
22	fetus were carried to term, or except where medical
23	complications have arisen from an abortion. However, this
24	paragraph does not preclude an employer from providing abortion
25	benefits or otherwise affect bargaining agreements in regard to
26	abortion.
27	Section 4. Effective July 1, 2003, subsection (1) of
28	section 110.233, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
29	110.233 Political activities and unlawful acts
30	prohibited.--
31	(1)(a)No person shall be appointed to, demoted, or
32	dismissed from any position in the career service, or in any way
33	favored or discriminated against with respect to employment in
34	the career service, because of race, color, national origin,
35	sex, handicap, religious creed, or political opinion or
36	affiliation.
37	(b) As used in this subsection, the phrase "because of
38	sex" includes, but is not limited to, because of pregnancy,
39	childbirth, or related medical conditions. Women affected by
40	pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions shall be
41	treated the same with respect to employment in the career
42	service, including receipt of benefits under fringe benefits
43	programs, as other persons not so affected but similar in their
44	ability or inability to work, and rules or practices of the
45	career service system of the state may not be interpreted to
46	permit otherwise.
47	Section 5. Effective July 1, 2003, subsection (1) of
48	section 112.042, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
49	112.042 Discrimination in county and municipal employment;
50	relief.--
51	(1)(a)It is against the public policy of this state for
52	the governing body of any county or municipal agency, board,
53	commission, department, or office, solely because of the race,
54	color, national origin, sex, handicap, or religious creed of any
55	individual, to refuse to hire or employ, to bar, or to discharge
56	from employment such individuals or to otherwise discriminate
57	against such individuals with respect to compensation, hire,
58	tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, if the
59	individual is the most competent and able to perform the
60	services required.
61	(b) As used in this subsection, the phrase "because of
62	sex" includes, but it not limited to, because of pregnancy,
63	childbirth, or related medical conditions. Women affected by
64	pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions shall be
65	treated the same for all employment-related purposes, including
66	receipt of benefits under fringe benefits programs, as other
67	persons not so affected but similar in their ability or
68	inability to work, and this paragraph may not be interpreted to
69	permit otherwise. This paragraph does not require an employer to
70	pay for health insurance benefits for abortion, except where the
71	life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried
72	to term, or except where medical complications have arisen from
73	an abortion. However, this paragraph does not preclude an
74	employer from providing abortion benefits or otherwise affect
75	bargaining agreements in regard to abortion.
76	Section 6. Effective July 1, 2003, present subsection (10)
77	of section 760.10, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as
78	subsection (11) and a new subsection (10) is added to said
79	section to read:
80	760.10 Unlawful employment practices.--
81	(10) As used in this section, the terms "because of sex"
82	and "on the basis of sex" include, but are not limited to,
83	because or on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related
84	medical conditions. Women affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or
85	related medical conditions shall be treated the same for all
86	employment-related purposes, including receipt of benefits under
87	fringe benefits programs, as other persons not so affected but
88	similar in their ability or inability to work, and this section
89	may not be interpreted to permit otherwise. This paragraph does
90	not require an employer to pay for health insurance benefits for
91	abortion, except where the life of the mother would be
92	endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or except where
93	medical complications have arisen from an abortion. However,
94	this paragraph does not preclude an employer from providing
95	abortion benefits or otherwise affect bargaining agreements in
96	regard to abortion.
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99	On page 1, between lines 26 and 27,
100	insert: providing a limitation with respect to employer health
101	insurance benefits;