| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to labor organizations; creating s. |
| 3 | 447.3075, F.S.; requiring that the officers of certain |
| 4 | state law enforcement agencies be in a separate bargaining |
| 5 | unit; providing guidelines for establishing such separate |
| 6 | unit; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 447.3075, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 11 | to read: |
| 12 | 447.3075 Law enforcement bargaining units; separate units |
| 13 | required; establishment.-- |
| 14 | (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, |
| 15 | administrative rule, or decision to the contrary, any state law |
| 16 | enforcement agency that has 1,200 or more officers shall be in a |
| 17 | bargaining unit that is separate from officers in other state |
| 18 | law enforcement agencies. If the application of this subsection |
| 19 | requires that a new state law enforcement bargaining unit be |
| 20 | created, a question concerning representation is not deemed to |
| 21 | have arisen regarding the new unit or the existing unit. |
| 22 | (2) Upon appropriate petition, a representation election |
| 23 | to determine the bargaining representative for the new unit |
| 24 | shall be held notwithstanding any contract that prohibits such |
| 25 | election. After the initial election for the new unit is |
| 26 | conducted, all statutory election and contract provisions shall |
| 27 | apply. |
| 28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |