Florida Senate - 2013             CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1504
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Conference Committee on SB 1504 recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Conference Committee Amendment (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    5  and insert:
    6         Section 1. Collective bargaining issues at impasse for the
    7  2013-2014 fiscal year between the State of Florida and the
    8  certified representatives of the bargaining units for state
    9  employees are resolved as follows:
   10         (1) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   11  State of Florida and the Federation of Physicians and Dentists
   12  Selected Exempt Service (SES) Supervisory Non-Professional Unit
   13  regarding Article 11 “Classification and Pay Plan” and Article
   14  23 “Insurance Benefits” shall be resolved by maintaining the
   15  status quo under the language of the current collective
   16  bargaining agreement.
   17         (2) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   18  State of Florida and the Federation of Physicians and Dentists
   19  State Employees Attorneys Guild regarding Article 7 “Employee
   20  Standards of Conduct and Performance,Article 10
   21  “Classification and Pay Plan,” and Article 19 “Insurance
   22  Benefits” shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under
   23  the language of the current collective bargaining agreement.
   24         (3) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   25  State of Florida and the Federation of Physicians and Dentists
   26  Selected Exempt Service (SES) Physicians Unit regarding Article
   27  19 “Insurance Benefits” and Article 21 “Pay Plan and
   28  Classification of Work” shall be resolved by maintaining the
   29  status quo under the language of the current collective
   30  bargaining agreement.
   31         (4) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   32  State of Florida and the Florida State Fire Service Association
   33  shall be resolved by continuing as the status quo the contract
   34  that went into effect on July 1, 2012, between the State of
   35  Florida and the Florida State Fire Service Association, pursuant
   36  to section 1(5) of chapter 2012-132, Laws of Florida, and s.
   37  447.403(5)(b), Florida Statutes.
   38         (5) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   39  State of Florida and the American Federation of State, County
   40  and Municipal Employees, Florida, Council 79 regarding Article 4
   41  “No Discrimination,” Article 13 “Health and Safety,” and Article
   42  18 “Leaves of Absence, Hours of Work, Disability Leave” shall be
   43  resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of the
   44  current collective bargaining agreement. Article 6 “Grievance
   45  Procedure” shall be resolved pursuant to the state’s proposal
   46  dated March 29, 2013.
   47         (6) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   48  State of Florida and the Police Benevolent Association, Law
   49  Enforcement Unit regarding Article 10 “Disciplinary Action”
   50  shall be resolved pursuant to the state’s proposal dated April
   51  4, 2013; and Article 18 “Hours of Work, Leave and Job-Connected
   52  Disability” shall be resolved pursuant to the union’s proposal
   53  dated April 24, 2013, except that Article 18, Section 6(A)
   54  contained in the union’s proposal is amended to read: “Special
   55  Compensatory Leave is defined as leave that is earned as a
   56  result of hours worked on a holiday, extra hours worked during
   57  an established work week which contains a holiday, or extra
   58  hours worked when a facility is closed under emergency
   59  conditions as provided in Rule 60L-34, Florida Administrative
   60  Code.”
   61         (7) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   62  State of Florida and the Police Benevolent Association, Florida
   63  Highway Patrol Unit, regarding Article 10 “Disciplinary Action”
   64  and Article 16 “Employment Outside State Government” shall be
   65  resolved pursuant to the state’s proposal dated April 4, 2013;
   66  and Article 18 “Hours of Work, Leave and Job-Connected
   67  Disability” shall be resolved pursuant to the union’s proposal
   68  dated April 24, 2013, except that Article 18, Section 6(A)
   69  contained in the union’s proposal is amended to read: “Special
   70  Compensatory Leave is defined as leave that is earned as a
   71  result of hours worked on a holiday, extra hours worked during
   72  an established work week which contains a holiday, or extra
   73  hours worked when a facility is closed under emergency
   74  conditions as provided in Rule 60L-34, Florida Administrative
   75  Code.”
   76         (8) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   77  State of Florida and the Police Benevolent Association Special
   78  Agent Unit regarding Article 23 “Workday, Workweek, and
   79  Overtime” shall be resolved pursuant to the union’s proposal
   80  dated April 23, 2013, except that Article 23, Section 6(A)
   81  contained in the union’s proposal is amended to read: “Special
   82  Compensatory Leave is defined as leave that is earned as a
   83  result of hours worked on a holiday, extra hours worked during
   84  an established work week which contains a holiday, or extra
   85  hours worked when a facility is closed under emergency
   86  conditions as provided in Rule 60L-34, Florida Administrative
   87  Code.”
   88         (9) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   89  State of Florida and the Teamsters Local Union No. 2011,
   90  Security Services Unit regarding Article 23 “Hours of
   91  Work/Overtime” shall be resolved pursuant to the state’s
   92  proposal dated January 25, 2013.
   93  
   94  All other mandatory collective bargaining issues at impasse for
   95  the 2013-2014 fiscal year which are not addressed by this act or
   96  the General Appropriations Act for the 2013-2014 fiscal year
   97  shall be resolved in accordance with the personnel rules in
   98  effect on May 1, 2013, and by otherwise maintaining the status
   99  quo under the language of the applicable current bargaining
  100  agreement.
  101         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.
  102  
  103  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  104         And the title is amended as follows:
  105         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  106  and insert:
  107                        A bill to be entitled                      
  108         An act relating to state employees; providing for the
  109         resolution of certain collective bargaining issues at
  110         impasse between the State of Florida and certified
  111         bargaining units of state employees; providing for all
  112         other mandatory collective bargaining issues that are
  113         at impasse and that are not addressed by the act or
  114         the General Appropriations Act to be resolved
  115         consistent with personnel rules or by otherwise
  116         maintaining the status quo; providing an effective
  117         date.