Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 610
       
       
       
       By Senator Fasano
       
       
       
       
       11-00348-10                                            2010610__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to collective bargaining for certain
    3         public employees; amending s. 447.203, F.S.;
    4         specifying that for purposes of resolving an impasse
    5         the sheriff, the tax collector, the property
    6         appraiser, the supervisor of elections, and the clerk
    7         of the circuit court are each deemed the “legislative
    8         body” for their respective employees; providing an
    9         effective date.
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   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Subsection (10) of section 447.203, Florida
   14  Statutes, is amended to read:
   15         447.203 Definitions.—As used in this part:
   16         (10) “Legislative body” means the State Legislature, the
   17  board of county commissioners, the district school board, the
   18  governing body of a municipality, or the governing body of an
   19  instrumentality or unit of government having authority to
   20  appropriate funds and establish policy governing the terms and
   21  conditions of employment and which, as the case may be, is the
   22  appropriate legislative body for the bargaining unit. For
   23  purposes of s. 447.403, the Board of Governors of the State
   24  University System, or the board’s designee, is shall be deemed
   25  to be the legislative body with respect to all employees of each
   26  constituent state university. For purposes of s. 447.403 the
   27  board of trustees of a community college is shall be deemed to
   28  be the legislative body with respect to all employees of the
   29  community college. For purposes of s. 447.403, the sheriff, tax
   30  collector, property appraiser, supervisor of elections, and
   31  clerk of the circuit court are each deemed to be the legislative
   32  body for their respective employees.
   33         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.