| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to collective bargaining; amending s. |
| 3 | 447.203, F.S.; redefining the term "legislative body" for |
| 4 | purposes of collective bargaining impasses with respect to |
| 5 | the employees of certain county constitutional officers; |
| 6 | requiring the board of county commissioners to provide |
| 7 | supplemental funds to such county constitutional officers |
| 8 | under certain circumstances; providing that the resolution |
| 9 | of certain impasses is binding on all parties; specifying |
| 10 | the parties required to approve certain collective |
| 11 | bargaining agreements; providing an effective date. |
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 15 | Section 1. Subsection (10) of section 447.203, Florida |
| 16 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 17 | 447.203 Definitions.-As used in this part: |
| 18 | (10) "Legislative body" means the State Legislature, the |
| 19 | board of county commissioners, the district school board, the |
| 20 | governing body of a municipality, or the governing body of an |
| 21 | instrumentality or unit of government having authority to |
| 22 | appropriate funds and establish policy governing the terms and |
| 23 | conditions of employment and which, as the case may be, is the |
| 24 | appropriate legislative body for the bargaining unit. For |
| 25 | purposes of s. 447.403:, |
| 26 | (a) The Board of Governors of the State University System, |
| 27 | or the board's designee, is shall be deemed to be the |
| 28 | legislative body for with respect to all employees of each |
| 29 | constituent state university. |
| 30 | (b) For purposes of s. 447.403 The board of trustees of a |
| 31 | community college is shall be deemed to be the legislative body |
| 32 | for with respect to all employees of the community college. |
| 33 | (c) The sheriff, tax collector, property appraiser, |
| 34 | supervisor of elections, and clerk of the circuit court, as |
| 35 | county constitutional officers under s. 1(d), Art. VIII of the |
| 36 | State Constitution, are each deemed to be the legislative body |
| 37 | for his or her respective employees, except: |
| 38 | 1. If an impasse is declared pursuant to s. 447.403 and |
| 39 | the disputed impasse issues relate to wages or other economic |
| 40 | benefits, the board of county commissioners is deemed to be the |
| 41 | legislative body. However, if the resolution by the board of |
| 42 | county commissioners of the disputed impasse issues provides for |
| 43 | an increase in wages or other economic benefits beyond the |
| 44 | county constitutional officer's final offer at impasse, the |
| 45 | board of county commissioners shall provide supplemental funds |
| 46 | to the county constitutional officer that are sufficient to pay |
| 47 | the increased wages or other economic benefits beyond the county |
| 48 | constitutional officer's final offer at impasse. Such a |
| 49 | resolution of the impasse is binding on all parties. |
| 50 | Notwithstanding this subparagraph, the county constitutional |
| 51 | officer and his or her employees who are members of the |
| 52 | bargaining unit shall be the parties required to approve the |
| 53 | collective bargaining agreement pursuant to s. 447.309. |
| 54 | 2. If a sheriff contracts with another governmental body |
| 55 | to function as the public employer for firefighters as defined |
| 56 | in s. 633.30, emergency medical technicians as defined in s. |
| 57 | 401.23, or paramedics as defined in s. 401.23, the contracting |
| 58 | governmental body is deemed to be the legislative body for those |
| 59 | employees. |
| 60 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |