Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1226
                        Barcode 314232
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11  Senator Gaetz moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
14         On page 10, lines 10-18, delete those lines
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17         (c)  If the district school board is the public
18  employer and an impasse is declared under subsection (1)
19  involving a dispute of a Merit Award Program Plan under s.
20  1012.225, the dispute is subject to an expedited impasse
21  hearing. Notwithstanding subsections (3), (4), and (5), and
22  the rules adopted by the commission, the following procedures
23  shall apply:
24         1.a.  The commission shall furnish the names of seven
25  special magistrates within 5 days after receiving notice of
26  impasse. If the parties are unable to agree upon a special
27  magistrate within 5 days after the date of the letter
28  transmitting the list of choices, the commission shall
29  immediately appoint a special magistrate. The special
30  magistrate shall set the hearing, which shall be held no later
31  than 15 days after the date of appointment of the special
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Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1226 Barcode 314232 1 magistrate. Within 5 days after the date of appointment of a 2 special magistrate, each party shall serve upon the special 3 magistrate and upon each other party a written list of issues 4 at impasse. 5 b. At the close of the hearing, the parties shall 6 summarize their arguments and may provide a written memorandum 7 in support of their positions. 8 c. Within 10 days after the close of the hearing, the 9 special magistrate shall transmit a recommended decision to 10 the commission and the parties. 11 d. The recommended decision of the special magistrate 12 shall be deemed accepted by the parties, except as to those 13 recommendations that a party specifically rejects, by filing a 14 written notice with the commission and serving a copy on the 15 other party within 5 days after the date of the recommended 16 decision. 17 2. If a party rejects any part of the recommended 18 decision of the special magistrate, the parties shall proceed 19 directly to resolution of the impasse by the district school 20 board pursuant to paragraph (4)(d). 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 10:01 AM 03/19/07 s1226c2b-04-s01