HB 1869 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to government employment; amending s.
3	110.107, F.S.; providing definitions; amending s. 110.116,
4	F.S.; authorizing the Department of Management Services to
5	contract with a vendor to provide the personnel
6	information system; amending s. 110.1245, F.S.; revising
7	language regarding employee recognition; deleting a 5-year
8	employment requirement for certain recognition; amending
9	s. 110.152, F.S.; revising payment schedules for adoption
10	benefits for state employees; amending s. 110.191, F.S.;
11	correcting a cross reference; amending s. 110.2035, F.S.;
12	deleting requirement that the Department of Management
13	Services consult with the Executive Office of the Governor
14	and the Legislature with regard to a compensation and
15	classification program; providing requirements for the
16	program; providing duties and responsibilities to the
17	department with respect to employment actions by other
18	agencies; providing rule adoption authority; providing
19	that employing agencies shall have the responsibility for
20	the day-to-day application of such rules; providing
21	additional authority and responsibilities for employing
22	agencies; requiring the Department of Management Services
23	to establish and maintain an equitable pay plan for use by
24	state agencies; providing authority and responsibilities
25	of the department and employing agencies with respect to
26	such plan; amending s. 110.205, F.S.; conforming language;
27	amending s. 110.213, F.S.; providing that agencies shall
28	ensure that candidates for employment are properly
29	licensed, certified, or registered, when required by law;
30	amending s. 110.227, F.S.; providing for a 1-year
31	probationary period for Career Service employees; revising
32	procedures with respect to the employee grievance process;
33	correcting a cross reference; amending ss. 110.406,
34	110.603, and 110.606, F.S.; conforming language; amending
35	s. 215.92, F.S.; redefining the term “functional owner”;
36	amending s. 215.93, F.S.; authorizing the Department of
37	Management Services to contract with private entities to
38	design, develop, and implement the department’s
39	information systems and subsystems; amending s. 215.94,
40	F.S.; providing that the Department of Management Services
41	is the functional owner of the personnel information
42	system; amending s. 216.011, F.S.; correcting a cross
43	reference; repealing s. 110.203, F.S., relating to
44	definitions; providing an effective date.
45
46	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
47
48	Section 1. Subsections (4) through (31) are added to
49	section 110.107, Florida Statutes, to read:
50	110.107 Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the term:
51	(4) "State agency" or "agency" means any official,
52	officer, commission, board, authority, council, committee, or
53	department of the executive branch or the judicial branch of
54	state government as defined in chapter 216.
55	(5) "Position" means the work, consisting of duties and
56	responsibilities, assigned to be performed by an officer or
57	employee.
58	(6) "Full-time position" means a position authorized for
59	the entire normally established work period, daily, weekly,
60	monthly, or annually.
61	(7) "Part-time position" means a position authorized for
62	less than the entire normally established work period, daily,
63	weekly, monthly, or annually.
64	(8) "Occupation" means all positions which are
65	sufficiently similar in knowledge, skills, and abilities, and
66	sufficiently similar as to kind or subject matter of work.
67	(9) "Occupational group" means a group of occupations
68	which are sufficiently similar in kind of work performed to
69	warrant the use of the same performance factors in determining
70	the level of complexity for all occupations in that occupational
71	group.
72	(10) "Classification plan" means a formal description of
73	the concepts, rules, job family definitions, occupational group
74	characteristics, and occupational profiles used in the
75	classification of positions.
76	(11) "Pay plan" means a formal description of the
77	philosophy, methods, procedures, and salary schedules for
78	competitively compensating employees at market-based rates for
79	work performed.
80	(12) "Salary schedule" means an official document which
81	contains a complete list of occupation titles, broadband level
82	codes, and pay bands.
83	(13) "Authorized position" means a position included in an
84	approved budget. In counting the number of authorized positions,
85	part-time positions may be converted to full-time equivalents.
86	(14) "Established position" means an authorized position
87	which has been classified in accordance with a classification
88	and pay plan as provided by law.
89	(15) "Position number" means the identification number
90	assigned to an established position.
91	(16) "Reclassification" means changing an established
92	position in one broadband level in an occupational group to a
93	higher or lower broadband level in the same occupational group
94	or to a broadband level in a different occupational group.
95	(17) "Promotion" means changing the classification of an
96	employee to a broadband level having a higher maximum salary; or
97	the changing of the classification of an employee to a broadband
98	level having the same or a lower maximum salary but a higher
99	level of responsibility.
100	(18) "Demotion" means changing the classification of an
101	employee to a broadband level having a lower maximum salary; or
102	the changing of the classification of an employee to a broadband
103	level having the same or a higher maximum salary but a lower
104	level of responsibility.
105	(19) "Transfer" means moving an employee from one
106	geographic location of the state to a different geographic
107	location in excess of 50 miles from the employee's current work
108	location.
109	(20) "Reassignment" means moving an employee from a
110	position in one broadband level to a different position in the
111	same broadband level or to a different broadband level having
112	the same maximum salary.
113	(21) "Dismissal" means a disciplinary action taken by an
114	agency pursuant to s. 110.227 against an employee resulting in
115	termination of his or her employment.
116	(22) "Suspension" means a disciplinary action taken by an
117	agency pursuant to s. 110.227 against an employee to temporarily
118	relieve the employee of his or her duties and place him or her
119	on leave without pay.
120	(23) "Layoff" means termination of employment due to a
121	shortage of funds or work, or a material change in the duties or
122	organization of an agency, including the outsourcing or
123	privatization of an activity or function previously performed by
124	career service employees.
125	(24) "Employing agency" means any agency authorized to
126	employ personnel to carry out the responsibilities of the agency
127	under the provisions of chapter 20 or other statutory authority.
128	(25) "Shared employment" means part-time career employment
129	whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position
130	in the career service are divided among part-time employees who
131	are eligible for the position and who receive career service
132	benefits and wages pro rata. In no case shall "shared
133	employment" include the employment of persons paid from other-
134	personal-services funds.
135	(26) "Firefighter" means a firefighter certified under
136	chapter 633.
137	(27) "Law enforcement or correctional officer" means a law
138	enforcement officer, special agent, correctional officer,
139	correctional probation officer, or institutional security
140	specialist required to be certified under chapter 943.
141	(28) "Professional health care provider" means registered
142	nurses, physician's assistants, dentists, psychologists,
143	nutritionists or dietitians, pharmacists, psychological
144	specialists, physical therapists, and speech and hearing
145	therapists.
146	(29) “Job family” means a defined grouping of one or more
147	occupational groups.
148	(30) “Pay band” means the minimum salary, the maximum
149	salary, and intermediate rates which are payable for work in a
150	specific broadband level.
151	(31) “Broadband level” means all positions which are
152	sufficiently similar in knowledge, skills, and abilities, and
153	sufficiently similar as to kind or subject matter of work, level
154	of difficulty or responsibilities, and qualification
155	requirements of the work to warrant the same treatment as to
156	title, pay band, and other personnel transactions.
157	Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 110.116, Florida
158	Statutes, is amended to read:
159	110.116 Personnel information system; payroll
160	procedures.--
161	(1) The Department of Management Services shall establish
162	and maintain, in coordination with the payroll system of the
163	Department of Banking and Finance, a complete personnel
164	information system for all authorized and established positions
165	in the state service, with the exception of employees of the
166	Legislature, unless the Legislature chooses to participate. The
167	department may contract with a vendor to provide the personnel
168	information system. The specifications shall be developed in
169	conjunction with the payroll system of the Department of Banking
170	and Finance and in coordination with the Auditor General. The
171	Department of Banking and Finance shall determine that the
172	position occupied by each employee has been authorized and
173	established in accordance with the provisions of s. 216.251. The
174	Department of Management Services shall develop and maintain a
175	position numbering system that will identify each established
176	position, and such information shall be a part of the payroll
177	system of the Department of Banking and Finance. With the
178	exception of employees of the Legislature, unless the
179	Legislature chooses to participate,this system shall include
180	all career service positions and those positions exempted from
181	career service provisions, notwithstanding the funding source of
182	the salary payments, and information regarding persons receiving
183	payments from other sources. Necessary revisions shall be made
184	in the personnel and payroll procedures of the state to avoid
185	duplication insofar as is feasible. A list shall be organized by
186	budget entity to show the employees or vacant positions within
187	each budget entity. This list shall be available to the Speaker
188	of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
189	upon request.
190	Section 3. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1), paragraph (d)
191	of subsection (2), and subsection (4) of section 110.1245,
192	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
193	110.1245 Savings sharing program; bonus payments; other
194	awards.--
195	(1)
196	(d) The department and the judicial branch shall submit
197	annually to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
198	House of Representatives information that outlines each agency's
199	level of participation in the savings sharing program. The
200	information shall include, but is not limited to:
201	1. The number of proposals made.
202	2. The number of dollars and awards made to employees or
203	groups for adopted proposals.
204	3. The actual cost savings realized as a result of
205	implementing employee or group proposals.
206	4. The number of employees or groups recognized for
207	superior accomplishments.
208	(2) In June of each year, bonuses shall be paid to
209	employees from funds authorized by the Legislature in an
210	appropriation specifically for bonuses. Each agency shall
211	develop a plan for awarding lump-sum bonuses, which plan shall
212	be submitted no later than September 15 of each year and
213	approved by the Office of Policy and Budget in the Executive
214	Office of the Governor. Such plan shall include, at a minimum,
215	but is not limited to:
216	(d) A process for peer input that is fair, respectful of
217	employees, and affects the outcome of the bonus distribution
218	Peer input to account for at least 40 percent of the bonus award
219	determination.
220	(4) Each department head is authorized to incur
221	expenditures to award suitable framed certificates, pins, or
222	other tokens of recognition to state employees who demonstrate
223	have achieved increments of 5 years ofsatisfactory service in
224	the agency or to the state, in appreciation and recognition of
225	such service. Such awards may not cost in excess of $100 each
226	plus applicable taxes.
227	Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
228	110.152, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
229	110.152 Adoption benefits for state employees; parental
230	leave.--
231	(1)(a)1.Any full-time or part-time employee of the state
232	who is paid from regular salary appropriations and who adopts a
233	special-needs child, as defined in paragraph (b), is eligible to
234	receive a monetary benefit in the amount of $10,000 per child,
235	$5,000 of which is payable in equal monthly installments over a
236	1-year2-yearperiod. Any employee of the state who adopts a
237	child whose permanent custody has been awarded to the Department
238	of Children and Family Services or to a Florida-licensed child-
239	placing agency, other than a special-needs child as defined in
240	paragraph (b), shall be eligible to receive a monetary benefit
241	in the amount of $5,000 per child, $2,000 ofwhich is payable in
242	equal monthly installments over a 1-year2-yearperiod. Benefits
243	paid under this subsection to a part-time employee must be
244	prorated based on the employee's full-time-equivalency status at
245	the time of applying for the benefits.
246	2. For the 2002-2003 fiscal year only, the Department of
247	Management Services is authorized to make lump-sum payments for
248	adoption benefits awarded during fiscal years 2000-2001 and
249	2001-2002. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2003.
250	Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 110.191, Florida
251	Statutes, is amended to read:
252	110.191 State employee leasing.--
253	(1) In situations where the Legislature has expressly
254	authorized the state, an agency, or the judicial branch as
255	defined in s. 110.107110.203to lease employees, the Executive
256	Office of the Governor for the executive branch or the Chief
257	Justice for the judicial branch may authorize any of the
258	following actions related to such state employee leasing
259	activities, provided that the direct cost of such actions is to
260	be paid or reimbursed within 30 days after payment by the entity
261	or person to whom the employees are leased:
262	(a) Create a separate budget entity from which leased
263	employees shall be paid and transfer the positions authorized to
264	be leased to that budget entity.
265	(b) Provide increases in the operating budget entity.
266	(c) Authorized lump-sum salary bonuses to leased
267	employees; however, any lump-sum salary bonus above the
268	automatic salary increases which may be contained in the General
269	Appropriations Act must be funded from private sources.
270	(d) Approve increases in salary rate for positions which
271	are leased; however, any salary rate above the automatic salary
272	increases which may be contained in the General Appropriations
273	Act must be funded from private sources.
274	(e) Waive any requirement for automatic salary increases
275	which may be contained in the General Appropriations Act.
276	Section 6. Section 110.2035, Florida Statutes, is amended
277	to read:
278	110.2035 Classification and compensation program.--
279	(1) The Department of Management Services, in consultation
280	with the Executive Office of the Governor and the Legislature,
281	shall establish and maintaindevelopa classification and
282	compensation program addressing. This program shall be developed
283	for use by all state agencies and shall addressCareer Service,
284	Selected Exempt Service, and Senior Management Service positions
285	classes. No action may be taken to fill any position until it
286	has been classified in accordance with the classification plan.
287	(a) The department shall develop occupation profiles
288	necessary for the establishment of new occupations or for the
289	revision of existing occupations and shall adopt the appropriate
290	occupation title and broadband level code for each occupation.
291	Such occupation profiles, titles, and codes shall not constitute
292	rules within the meaning of s. 120.52.
293	(b) The department shall be responsible for conducting
294	periodic studies and surveys to ensure that the classification
295	plan is maintained on a current basis.
296	(c) The department may review in a postaudit capacity the
297	action taken by an employing agency in classifying or
298	reclassifying a position.
299	(d) The department shall effect a classification change on
300	any classification or reclassification action taken by an
301	employing agency if the action taken by the agency was not based
302	on the duties and responsibilities officially assigned the
303	position as they relate to the concepts and description
304	contained in the official occupation profile and the level
305	definition defined in the occupational group characteristics
306	adopted by the department.
307	(e) In cooperation and consultation with the employing
308	agencies, the department shall adopt rules necessary to govern
309	the administration of the classification plan. Such rules shall
310	be approved by the Administration Commission prior to their
311	adoption by the department.
312	(2) The program shall consist of the following:
313	(a) A position classification system using no more than 38
314	50 occupational groups and up to a 6-broadband level6-class
315	seriesstructure for each occupation within an occupational
316	group. Additional occupational groups may be established only by
317	the Executive Office of the Governor after consultation with the
318	Legislature.
319	(b) A pay plan that shall provide broad-based pay bands
320	broad-based salary ranges for each occupational group and shall
321	consist of no more than 25 pay bands.
322	(3) The following goals shall be considered in designing
323	and implementing and maintainingthe program:
324	(a) The classification system must significantly reduce
325	the need to reclassify positions due to work assignment and
326	organizational changes by decreasing the number of
327	classification changes required.
328	(b) The classification system must establish broadband
329	levelsbroad-based classesallowing flexibility in
330	organizational structure and must reduce the numberlevelsof
331	supervisory broadband levelsclasses.
332	(c) The classification system and compensation programpay
333	planmust emphasize pay administration and job-performance
334	evaluation by management rather than emphasize use of the
335	classification system to award salary increases.
336	(d) The pay administration system must contain provisions
337	to allow managers the flexibility to move employees through the
338	pay bandsrangesand provide for salary increase additives and
339	lump-sum bonuses.
340	(4) The classification system shall be structured such
341	that each confidential, managerial, and supervisory employee
342	shall be included in the Selected Exempt Service, in accordance
343	with part V of this chapter.
344	(5) The employing agency shall be responsible for the day-
345	to-day application of classification rules promulgated by the
346	departmentThe Department of Management Services shall submit
347	the proposed design of the classification and compensation
348	program to the Executive Office of the Governor, the presiding
349	officers of the Legislature, and the appropriate legislative
350	fiscal and substantive standing committees on or before December
351	1, 2001.
352	(a) The employing agency shall maintain on a current basis
353	a position description for each authorized and established
354	position assigned the agency. The position description shall
355	include an accurate description of assigned duties and
356	responsibilities and other pertinent information concerning a
357	position and shall serve as a record of the official assignment
358	of duties to the position. Such description shall be used in the
359	comparison of positions to ensure uniformity of classifications.
360	(b) The employing agency shall have the authority and
361	responsibility to classify positions authorized by the
362	Legislature or authorized pursuant to s. 216.262; to classify
363	positions that are added in lieu of positions deleted pursuant
364	to s. 216.262; and to reclassify established positions.
365	Classification and reclassification actions taken by an
366	employing agency shall be within the occupations established by
367	the department, shall be funded within the limits of currently
368	authorized appropriations, and shall be in accordance with the
369	uniform procedures adopted by the department.
370	(6) The department shall establish and maintain an
371	equitable pay plan applicable to all occupations and shall be
372	responsible for the overall review, coordination, and
373	administration of the pay plan.
374	(a) The department shall provide for broad, market-based
375	pay bands for occupations and shall establish guidelines for the
376	employing agencies to move employees through these pay bands.
377	The employing agencies may determine the appropriate salary
378	within the pay bands and guidelines adopted by the department.
379	Such pay bands, and the assignment of broadband levels to
380	positions, shall not constitute rules within the meaning of s.
381	120.52.
382	(b) The department shall conduct wage and salary surveys
383	as necessary for the purpose of achieving the goal of an
384	equitable, competitive, market-based pay policy.
385	(c)(6)The department shall establish, by rule, guidelines
386	with respect to, and shall delegate to the employing agencies,
387	where appropriate, the authority to administer the following:
388	1.(a)Shift differentials.
389	2.(b)On-call fees.
390	3.(c)Hazardous-duty pay.
391	(d) Advanced appointment rates.
392	4.(e)Salary increase and decrease corrections.
393	5.(f)Lead-worker pay.
394	6.(g)Temporary special duties pay.
395	7.(h)Trainer-additive pay.
396	8.(i)Competitive area differentials.
397	(j) Coordinator pay.
398	9.(k)Critical market pay.
399
400	The employing agency must use such pay additives as are
401	appropriate within the guidelines established by the department
402	and shall advise the department in writing of the plan for
403	implementing such pay additives prior to the implementation
404	date. Any action by an employing agency to implement temporary
405	special duties pay, competitive area differentials, or critical
406	market pay may be implemented only after the department has
407	reviewed and recommended such action; however, an employing
408	agency may use temporary special duties pay for up to 3 months
409	without prior review by the department. The department shall
410	annually provide a summary report of the pay additives
411	implemented pursuant to this section.
412	Section 7. Paragraph (q) of subsection (2), and
413	subsections (4), (5), and (6) of section 110.205, Florida
414	Statutes, are amended to read:
415	110.205 Career service; exemptions.--
416	(2) EXEMPT POSITIONS.--The exempt positions that are not
417	covered by this part include the following:
418	(q) The staff directors, assistant staff directors,
419	district program managers, district program coordinators,
420	district subdistrict administrators, district administrative
421	services directors, district attorneys, and the Deputy Director
422	of Central Operations Services of the Department of Children and
423	Family Services. Unless otherwise fixed by law, the department
424	shall establish the pay bandsalary rangeand benefits for these
425	positions in accordance with the rules of the Selected Exempt
426	Service.
427	(4) DEFINITION OF DEPARTMENT.--When used in this section,
428	the term "department" shall mean all departments and commissions
429	of the executive branch, whether created by the State
430	Constitution or chapter 20; the office of the Governor; and the
431	Public Service Commission; however, the term "department" shall
432	mean the Department of Management Services when used in the
433	context of the authority to establish pay bandssalary ranges
434	and benefits.
435	(5) POSITIONS EXEMPTED BY OTHER STATUTES.--If any position
436	is exempted from the career service by any other statute and the
437	personnel system to which that position is assigned is not
438	specifically included in the statute, the position shall be
439	placed in the Selected Exempt Service, and the department shall
440	establish the pay bandsalary rangeand benefits for that
441	position in accordance with the rules of the Selected Exempt
442	Service.
443	(6) EXEMPTION OF CHIEF INSPECTOR OF BOILER SAFETY PROGRAM,
444	DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.--In addition to those positions
445	exempted from this part, there is hereby exempted from the
446	Career Service System the chief inspector of the boiler
447	inspection program of the Department of Insurance. The pay band
448	salary rangeof this position shall be established by the
449	Department of Management Services in accordance with the
450	classification and pay plan established for the Selected Exempt
451	Service.
452	Section 8. Section 110.213, Florida Statutes, is amended
453	to read:
454	110.213 Selection.--
455	(1) Selection for appointment from among the most
456	qualified candidates shall be the sole responsibility of the
457	employing agency. Effective July 1, 2001,All new employees must
458	successfully complete at least a 1-year probationary period
459	before attainment of permanent status.
460	(2) Selection shall reflect efficiency and simplicity in
461	hiring procedures. The agency head or his or her designee shall
462	be required to document the qualifications of the selected
463	candidate to ensure that the candidate meets the minimum
464	requirementsqualificationsas specified by the employing
465	agency, meets the licensure, certification, or registration
466	requirements, if any, as specified by statute,and possesses the
467	requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position. No
468	other documentation or justification shall be required prior to
469	selecting a candidate for a position.
470	Section 9. Subsections (1), (2), (4), and (5) of section
471	110.227, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
472	110.227 Suspensions, dismissals, reductions in pay,
473	demotions, layoffs, transfers, and grievances.--
474	(1) Any employee who has satisfactorily completed at least
475	a 1-year probationary period in his or her current position
476	permanent status in the career servicemay be suspended or
477	dismissed only for cause. Cause shall include, but is not
478	limited to, poor performance, negligence, inefficiency or
479	inability to perform assigned duties, insubordination, violation
480	of the provisions of law or agency rules, conduct unbecoming a
481	public employee, misconduct, habitual drug abuse, or conviction
482	of any crime. The agency head shall ensure that all employees of
483	the agency have reasonable access to the agency's personnel
484	manual.
485	(2) The department shall establish rules and procedures
486	for the suspension, reduction in pay, transfer, layoff,
487	demotion, and dismissal of employees in the career service.
488	Except with regard to law enforcement or correctional officers,
489	firefighters, or professional health care providers, rules
490	regarding layoff procedures shall not include any system whereby
491	a career service employee with greater seniority has the option
492	of selecting a different position not being eliminated, but
493	either vacant or already occupied by an employee of less
494	seniority, and taking that position, commonly referred to as
495	"bumping." For the implementation of layoffs as defined in s.
496	110.107110.203, the department shall develop rules requiring
497	that consideration be given to comparative merit, demonstrated
498	skills, and the employee's experience. Such rules shall be
499	approved by the Administration Commission prior to their
500	adoption by the department.
501	(4) A grievance process shall be available to permanent
502	career service employees who have satisfactorily completed at
503	least a 1-year probationary period in their current positions. A
504	grievance is defined as the dissatisfaction that occurs when an
505	employee believes that any condition affecting the employee is
506	unjust, inequitable, or a hindrance to effective operation.
507	Claims of discrimination and sexual harassment or claims related
508	to suspensions, reductions in pay, demotions, and dismissals are
509	not subject to the career service grievance process. The
510	following procedures shall apply to any grievance filed pursuant
511	to this subsection, except that all timeframes may be extended
512	in writing by mutual agreement:
513	(a) Step One.--The employee may submit a signed, written
514	grievance on a form provided by the agency to his or her
515	supervisor within 7 calendar days following the occurrence of
516	the event giving rise to the grievance. The supervisor must meet
517	with the employee to discuss the grievance within and provide a
518	written response to the employee5 business days following
519	receipt of the grievance.
520	(b) Step Two.--If the employee is dissatisfied with the
521	response of his or her supervisor, the employee may submit the
522	written grievance to the agency head or his or her designee
523	within 2 business days following receipt of the supervisor’s
524	written responsethe meeting with his or her supervisor. The
525	agency head or his or her designee must meet with the employee
526	to discuss the grievance within 5 business days following
527	receipt of the grievance. The agency head or his or her designee
528	must respond in writing to the employee within 5 business days
529	following the meeting. The written decision of the agency head
530	shall be the final authority for all grievances filed pursuant
531	to this subsection. Such grievances may not be appealed beyond
532	Step Two.
533	(5)(a) A permanent career service employee who has
534	satisfactorily completed at least a 1-year probationary period
535	in his or her current position andwho is subject to a
536	suspension, reduction in pay, demotion, or dismissal shall
537	receive written notice of such action at least 10 days prior to
538	the date such action is to be taken. Subsequent to such notice,
539	and prior to the date the action is to be taken, the affected
540	employee shall be given an opportunity to appear before the
541	agency or official taking the action to answer orally and in
542	writing the charges against him or her. The notice to the
543	employee required by this paragraph may be delivered to the
544	employee personally or may be sent by certified mail with return
545	receipt requested. Such actions shall be appealable to the
546	Public Employees Relations Commission as provided in subsection
547	(6). Written notice of any such appeal shall be filed by the
548	employee with the commission within 14 calendar days after the
549	date on which the notice of suspension, reduction in pay,
550	demotion, or dismissal is received by the employee.
551	(b) In extraordinary situations such as when the retention
552	of a permanent career service employee who has satisfactorily
553	completed at least a 1-year probationary period in his or her
554	current positionwould result in damage to state property, would
555	be detrimental to the best interest of the state, or would
556	result in injury to the employee, a fellow employee, or some
557	other person, such employee may be suspended or dismissed
558	without 10 days' prior notice, provided that written or oral
559	notice of such action, evidence of the reasons therefor, and an
560	opportunity to rebut the charges are furnished to the employee
561	prior to such dismissal or suspension. Such notice may be
562	delivered to the employee personally or may be sent by certified
563	mail with return receipt requested. Agency compliance with the
564	foregoing procedure requiring notice, evidence, and an
565	opportunity for rebuttal must be substantiated. Any employee who
566	is suspended or dismissed pursuant to the provisions of this
567	paragraph may appeal to the Public Employees Relations
568	Commission as provided in subsection (6). Written notice of any
569	such appeal shall be filed with the commission by the employee
570	within 14 days after the date on which the notice of suspension,
571	reduction in pay, demotion, or dismissal is received by the
572	employee.
573	Section 10. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
574	110.406, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
575	110.406 Senior Management Service; data collection.--
576	(2) The data required by this section shall include:
577	(c) In addition, as needed, the data shall include:
578	1. A pricing analysis based on a market survey of
579	positions comparable to those included in the Senior Management
580	Service and recommendations with respect to whether, and to what
581	extent, revisions to the pay bandssalary rangesfor the Senior
582	Management Service classifications should be implemented.
583	2. An analysis of actual salary levels for each
584	classification within the Senior Management Service, indicating
585	the mean salary for each classification within the Senior
586	Management Service and the deviation from such mean with respect
587	to each agency's salary practice in each classification; a
588	review of the duties and responsibilities in relation to the
589	incumbents' salary levels, credentials, skills, knowledge, and
590	abilities; and an opinion as to whether the salary practices
591	reflected thereby indicate interagency salary inequities among
592	positions within the Senior Management Service.
593	Section 11. Subsection (1) of section 110.603, Florida
594	Statutes, is amended to read:
595	110.603 Pay and benefits.--The department shall adopt:
596	(1) A classification plan and a pay plan consisting of pay
597	bandssalary rangesappropriate to the positions included in the
598	Selected Exempt Service and which provides for salary increases
599	based on performance. Such pay bandssalary rangesshall be
600	designed to attract and retain qualified personnel for the
601	Selected Exempt Service.
602	Section 12. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
603	110.606, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
604	110.606 Selected Exempt Service; data collection.--
605	(2) The data required by this section shall include:
606	(c) In addition, as needed:
607	1. A pricing analysis based on a market survey of
608	positions comparable to those included in the Selected Exempt
609	Service and recommendations with respect to whether, and to what
610	extent, revisions to the pay bandssalary rangesfor the
611	Selected Exempt Service classifications should be implemented.
612	2. An analysis of actual salary levels for each
613	classification within the Selected Exempt Service, indicating
614	the mean salary for each classification within the Selected
615	Exempt Service and the deviation from such means with respect to
616	each agency's salary practice in each classification; reviewing
617	the duties and responsibilities in relation to the incumbents'
618	salary levels, credentials, skills, knowledge, and abilities;
619	and discussing whether the salary practices reflected thereby
620	indicate interagency salary inequities among positions within
621	the Selected Exempt Service.
622	Section 13. Subsection (6) of section 215.92, Florida
623	Statutes, is amended to read:
624	215.92 Definitions relating to Florida Financial
625	Management Information System Act.--For the purposes of ss.
626	215.90-215.96:
627	(6) "Functional owner" means the agency, or thethatpart
628	of the judicial branch, thatwhichhas the legal responsibility
629	to ensure that a subsystem is designed, implemented, and
630	operated in accordance withdesign, implement, and operate an
631	information subsystem as provided byss. 215.90-215.96.
632	Section 14. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 215.93,
633	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
634	215.93 Florida Financial Management Information System.--
635	(1) To provide the information necessary to carry out the
636	intent of the Legislature, there shall be a Florida Financial
637	Management Information System. The Florida Financial Management
638	Information System shall be fully implemented and shall be
639	upgraded as necessary to ensure the efficient operation of an
640	integrated financial management information system and to
641	provide necessary information for the effective operation of
642	state government. Upon the recommendation of the coordinating
643	council and approval of the board, the Florida Financial
644	Management Information System may require data from any state
645	agency information system or information subsystem or may
646	request data from any judicial branch information system or
647	information subsystem that the coordinating council and board
648	have determined to have statewide financial management
649	significance. Each functional owner information subsystem within
650	the Florida Financial Management Information System shall be
651	developed in such a fashion as to allow for timely, positive,
652	preplanned, and prescribed data transfers between the Florida
653	Financial Management Information System functional owner
654	information subsystems and from other information systems. The
655	principal unit of the system shall be the functional owner
656	information subsystem, and the system shall include, but shall
657	not be limited to, the following:
658	(a) Planning and Budgeting Subsystem.
659	(b) Florida Accounting Information Resource Subsystem.
660	(c) Cash Management Subsystem.
661	(d) Purchasing Subsystem.
662	(e) Personnel Information SystemCooperative Personnel
663	Employment Subsystem.
664	(2) Each information subsystem shall have a functional
665	owner, who may establish additional functions for the subsystem
666	unless specifically prohibited by ss. 215.90-215.96. However,
667	without the express approval of the board upon recommendation of
668	the coordinating council, no functional owner nor any other
669	agency shall have the authority to establish or maintain
670	additional subsystems which duplicate any of the information
671	subsystems of the Florida Financial Management Information
672	System. Each functional owner shall solicit input and responses
673	from agencies utilizing the information subsystem. Each
674	functional owner may contract with the other functional owners
675	or private sector entitiesfor assistancein the design,
676	development, and implementation of their information systems and
677	subsystems. Each functional owner shall include in its
678	information subsystem functional specifications the data
679	requirements and standards of the Florida Financial Management
680	Information System as approved by the board. Each functional
681	owner shall establish design teams that shall plan and
682	coordinate the design and implementation of its subsystem within
683	the framework established by the board. The design teams shall
684	assist the design and coordination staff in carrying out the
685	duties assigned by the board or the coordinating council. The
686	coordinating council shall review and approve the work plans for
687	these projects.
688	Section 15. Subsections (5) and (6) of section 215.94,
689	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
690	215.94 Designation, duties, and responsibilities of
691	functional owners.--
692	(5) The Department of Management Services shall be the
693	functional owner of the Personnel Information SystemCooperative
694	Personnel Employment Subsystem. The department shall ensure that
695	the system is designed, implemented, and operateddesign,
696	implement, and operate the subsystemin accordance with the
697	provisions of ss. 110.116 and 215.90-215.96. The department may
698	contract with a vendor to provide the system and services
699	required of the Personnel Information System.The subsystem
700	shall include, but shall not be limited to, functions for:
701	(a) Maintenance of employee and position data, including
702	funding sources and percentages and salary lapse. The employee
703	data shall include, but not be limited to, information to meet
704	the payroll system requirements of the Department of Banking and
705	Finance and to meet the employee benefit system requirements of
706	the Department of Management Services.
707	(b) Recruitment and selectionexamination.
708	(c) Time and leavereporting.
709	(d) Collective bargaining.
710	(6)(a) The Auditor General shall be advised by the
711	functional owner of each information subsystem as to the date
712	that the development or significant modification of its
713	functional system specifications is to begin.
714	(b) Upon such notification, the Auditor General shall
715	participate with each functional owner to the extent necessary
716	to provide assurance that:
717	1. The accounting information produced by the information
718	subsystem adheres to generally accepted accounting principles.
719	2. The information subsystem contains the necessary
720	controls to maintain its integrity, within acceptable limits and
721	at an acceptable cost.
722	3. The information subsystem is auditable.
723	(c) The Auditor General shall specify those additional
724	features, characteristics, controls, and internal control
725	measures deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this
726	subsection. Further, it shall be the responsibility of each
727	functional owner to ensure installation and incorporation of
728	install and incorporatesuch specified features,
729	characteristics, controls, and internal control measures within
730	each information subsystem.
731	Section 16. Subsection (2) of section 216.011, Florida
732	Statutes, is amended to read:
733	216.011 Definitions.--
734	(2) For purposes of this chapter, terms related to
735	personnel affairs of the state shall be defined as set forth in
736	s. 110.107110.203.
737	Section 17. Section 110.203, Florida Statutes, is
738	repealed.
739	Section 18. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.