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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to state employees; providing for the
    3         resolution of certain collective bargaining issues at
    4         impasse between the State of Florida and certified
    5         bargaining units of state employees; providing for all
    6         other mandatory collective bargaining issues that are
    7         at impasse and that are not addressed by the act or
    8         the General Appropriations Act to be resolved
    9         consistent with personnel rules or by otherwise
   10         maintaining the status quo; providing an effective
   11         date.
   12  
   13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   14  
   15         Section 1. All collective bargaining issues at impasse for
   16  the 2009-2010 fiscal year between the State of Florida and the
   17  legal representatives of the certified bargaining units for
   18  state employees shall be resolved as follows:
   19         (1) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   20  State of Florida and the Florida State Fire Service Association
   21  regarding Article 5 “Representation Rights,” Article 14 “State
   22  Vehicles and Vessels,” Article 18 “Leaves of Absence,” Article
   23  23 “Hours of Work and Overtime,” Article 24 “On-call Assignment,
   24  Call-Back and Residency,” and Article 30 “Prevailing Rights”
   25  shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the
   26  language of the current collective bargaining agreement.
   27         (2) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   28  State of Florida and the American Federation of State, County
   29  and Municipal Employees, Florida Council 79, regarding Article 5
   30  “Union Activities and Employee Representation,” Article 7
   31  “Discipline,” Article 9 “Vacant” (Proposed by AFSCME as
   32  “Reassignment, Transfer, Change in Duty Station”), Article 10
   33  “Vacant” (Proposed by AFSCME as “Promotion”), Article 14
   34  “Performance Review,” Article 18 “Leaves of Absence, Hours of
   35  Work, Disability Leave,” Article 24 “On-call Assignment and Call
   36  Back,” AFSCME proposed new article “Workload Quota,” and AFSCME
   37  proposed new Article “Evaluation of Supervisory Employees” shall
   38  be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of
   39  the current collective bargaining agreement. Article 8
   40  “Workforce Reduction” shall be resolved pursuant to the state’s
   41  last offer dated April 7, 2009.
   42         (3) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   43  State of Florida and the Police Benevolent Association – Law
   44  Enforcement Unit regarding Article 5 “Employee Representation
   45  and Association Activities” shall be resolved by maintaining the
   46  status quo under the language of the current collective
   47  bargaining agreement.
   48         (4) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   49  State of Florida and the Police Benevolent Association – Special
   50  Agent Unit regarding Article 5 “Employee Representation and
   51  Association Activities” and Article 24 “On-Call Assignment –
   52  Call-back and Court Appearances” shall be resolved by
   53  maintaining the status quo under the language of the current
   54  collective bargaining agreement.
   55         (5) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   56  State of Florida and the Federation of Physicians and Dentists –
   57  State Employees Attorneys Guild regarding Article 5 “Employee
   58  Rights, Management and Union Communications,” Article 8
   59  “Workforce Reduction,” and Article 17 “Training and Education”
   60  shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the
   61  language of the current collective bargaining agreement.
   62  
   63  All other mandatory collective bargaining issues at impasse for
   64  the 2009-2010 fiscal year which are not addressed by this act or
   65  the General Appropriations Act for the 2009-2010 fiscal year
   66  shall be resolved consistent with the personnel rules in effect
   67  on May 1, 2009, and by otherwise maintaining the status quo
   68  under the language of the applicable current collective
   69  bargaining agreements.
   70         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.