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The Conference Committee on CS for SB 1888 recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Conference Committee Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete everything after the enacting clause

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and insert:

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     Section 1. All collective bargaining issues at impasse for

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the 2008-2009 fiscal year between the State of Florida and the

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legal representatives of the certified bargaining units for state

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employees shall be resolved as follows:

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     (1) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the

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State of Florida and the Florida State Fire Service Association

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regarding Article 24 "On Call, Assignment, Call Back and

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Residency" shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under

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the language of the current collective bargaining agreement.

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     (2) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the

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State of Florida and the American Federation of State, County and

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Municipal Employees, Florida Council 79, regarding Article 5

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"Union Activities and Employee Representation," Article 6

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"Grievance Procedure," Article 8 "Workforce Reduction," Article 9

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"Vacant" (proposed by AFSCME as "Reassignment, Transfer and

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Change in Duty Station"), Article 10 "Vacant" (proposed by AFSCME

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as "Promotion"), Article 15 "Length of Service Preference,"

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Article 18 "Leaves of Absence, Hours of Work, Disability Leave,"

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Article 24 "On Call, Assignment and Call Back," AFSCME Proposed

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New Article "Evaluation of Supervisory Employees," AFSCME

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Proposed New Article "Special Risk Retirement," AFSCME Proposed

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New Article "Flexible Spending Plan," and AFSCME Proposed New

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Article "Workload Quota" shall be resolved by maintaining the

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status quo under the language of the current collective

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bargaining agreement.

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     (3) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the

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State of Florida and the Police Benevolent Association - Highway

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Patrol Unit regarding Article 7 "Internal Investigations,"

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Article 10 "Disciplinary Action," Article 15 "Seniority," and

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Article 18 "Hours of Work, Leave, and Job-connected Disability"

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shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the

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language of the current collective bargaining agreement.

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     (4) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the

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State of Florida and the Police Benevolent Association - Law

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Enforcement Unit regarding Article 10 "Disciplinary Action" and

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Article 18 "Hours of Work, Leave, and Job-connected Disability"

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shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the

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language of the current collective bargaining agreement.

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     (5) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the

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State of Florida and the Police Benevolent Association - Special

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Agents Unit regarding Article 18 "Leave" and Article 23 "Workday,

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Workweek and Overtime" shall be resolved by maintaining the

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status quo under the language of the current collective

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bargaining agreement.

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     (6) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the

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State of Florida and the Federation of Physicians and Dentists -

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Physicians Unit regarding Article 4 "No Discrimination" shall be

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resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of the

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current collective bargaining agreement.

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     (7) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the

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State of Florida and the Federation of Physicians and Dentists -

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State Employees Attorneys Guild regarding Article 7 "Employee

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Standards of Conduct and Performance" and Article 16 "Hours of

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Work and Employee Leave" shall be resolved by maintaining the

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status quo under the language of the current collective

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bargaining agreement.

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     (8) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the

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State of Florida and the Florida Nurses Association -

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Professional Health Care Unit regarding Article 26 "Differential

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Pay" shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the

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language of the current collective bargaining agreement.

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All other mandatory collective bargaining issues at impasse for

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the 2008-2009 fiscal year which are not addressed by this act or

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the General Appropriations Act for the 2008-2009 fiscal year

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shall be resolved consistent with the personnel rules in effect

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on May 2, 2008, and by otherwise maintaining the status quo under

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the language of the current collective bargaining agreements.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete everything before the enacting clause

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and insert:

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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to state employment; providing for the

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resolution of certain collective bargaining issues at

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impasse between the State of Florida and certified

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bargaining units of state employees; providing for all

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other mandatory collective bargaining issues that are at

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impasse and that are not addressed by the act or the

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General Appropriations Act to be resolved consistent with

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personnel rules or by otherwise maintaining the status

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quo; providing an effective date.

4/28/2008  3:58:00 PM     576-08804-08