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