Florida Senate - 2011 SB 1098 By Senator Hays 20-01220A-11 20111098__ 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 that 9 in a county that has expressly abolished the office of 10 any constitutional officer, such duties are 11 transferred to the officer as provided for under the 12 county charter if the charter is not inconsistent with 13 general law or a special law approved by a vote of the 14 electors; providing an effective date. 15 16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17 18 Section 1. Subsection (10) of section 447.203, Florida 19 Statutes, is amended to read: 20 447.203 Definitions.—As used in this part: 21 (10) “Legislative body” means the State Legislature, the 22 board of county commissioners, the district school board, the 23 governing body of a municipality, or the governing body of an 24 instrumentality or unit of government having authority to 25 appropriate funds and establish policy governing the terms and 26 conditions of employment and which, as the case may be, is the 27 appropriate legislative body for the bargaining unit. 28 (a) For purposes of s. 447.403, the Board of Governors of 29 the State University System, or the board’s designee, isshall30bedeemed to be the legislative body with respect to all 31 employees of each constituent state university. 32 (b) For purposes of s. 447.403 the board of trustees of a 33 community college isshall bedeemed to be the legislative body 34 with respect to all employees of the community college. 35 (c) For purposes of s. 447.403, and as sovereign 36 constitutional officers under s. 1(d), Art. VIII of the State 37 Constitution, the sheriff, tax collector, property appraiser, 38 supervisor of elections, and clerk of the circuit court are each 39 deemed to be the legislative body for their respective 40 employees. However, if provided by a county charter that was 41 approved by a vote of the electors of the county and that 42 expressly abolished the office of the sheriff, tax collector, 43 property appraiser, supervisor of elections, or clerk of the 44 court and expressly transferred all duties prescribed by general 45 law to an elected or appointed charter officer, that officer is 46 subject to such charter if the charter is not inconsistent with 47 general law or with a special law approved by a vote of the 48 electors under s. 1(g), Art. VIII of the State Constitution. 49 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.