Florida Senate - 2021                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 78
       
       
       
       
       
       
                                Ì841216ÄÎ841216                         
       
                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
       —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————




       —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
       The Committee on Rules (Rodrigues) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (417610) 
    2  
    3         Delete lines 5 - 29
    4  and insert:
    5         3. This paragraph does not apply to members of bargaining
    6  units that represent law enforcement officers as defined in s.
    7  943.10 or firefighters as defined in s. 633.102.
    8         Section 2. Section 447.303, Florida Statutes, is amended to
    9  read:
   10         447.303 Dues; deduction and collection.—
   11         (1) An Any employee organization that which has been
   12  certified as a bargaining agent has shall have the right to have
   13  its dues and uniform assessments deducted and collected by the
   14  employer from the salaries of those employees who authorize the
   15  deduction of said dues and uniform assessments.
   16         (2)(a) Deductions shall commence when the employer receives
   17  a signed deduction authorization form from the bargaining agent
   18  and confirms with the employee, electronically or by other
   19  means, that he or she authorized the deduction of dues and
   20  uniform assessments. The employer must make such confirmation
   21  within 30 days after receiving the signed deduction
   22  authorization form.
   23         (b) An employee’s authorization to deduct dues and uniform
   24  assessments remains in effect until the members of the
   25  bargaining unit approve a new collective bargaining agreement
   26  with the public employer or for 3 years after the date on which
   27  the deduction begins, whichever is earlier.
   28         (c) This subsection does not apply to members of bargaining
   29  units that represent law enforcement officers as defined in s.
   30  943.10 or firefighters as defined