Florida Senate - 2009             CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1798
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Conference Committee on CS for SB 1798 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. All collective bargaining issues at impasse for
    7  the 2009-2010 fiscal year between the State of Florida and the
    8  legal representatives of the certified bargaining units for
    9  state employees shall be resolved as follows:
   10         (1) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   11  State of Florida and the Florida State Fire Service Association
   12  regarding Article 5 “Representation Rights,” Article 14 “State
   13  Vehicles and Vessels,” Article 18 “Leaves of Absence,” Article
   14  23 “Hours of Work and Overtime,” Article 24 “On-call Assignment,
   15  Call-Back and Residency,” and Article 30 “Prevailing Rights”
   16  shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the
   17  language of the current collective bargaining agreement.
   18         (2) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   19  State of Florida and the American Federation of State, County
   20  and Municipal Employees, Florida Council 79, regarding Article 5
   21  “Union Activities and Employee Representation,” Article 7
   22  “Discipline,” Article 9 “Vacant” (Proposed by AFSCME as
   23  “Reassignment, Transfer, Change in Duty Station”), Article 10
   24  “Vacant” (Proposed by AFSCME as “Promotion”), Article 14
   25  “Performance Review,” Article 18 “Leaves of Absence, Hours of
   26  Work, Disability Leave,” Article 24 “On-call Assignment and Call
   27  Back,” AFSCME proposed new article “Workload Quota,” and AFSCME
   28  proposed new Article “Evaluation of Supervisory Employees” shall
   29  be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of
   30  the current collective bargaining agreement. Article 8
   31  “Workforce Reduction” shall be resolved pursuant to the state’s
   32  last offer dated April 7, 2009.
   33         (3) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   34  State of Florida and the Police Benevolent Association – Law
   35  Enforcement Unit regarding Article 5 “Employee Representation
   36  and Association Activities” shall be resolved by maintaining the
   37  status quo under the language of the current collective
   38  bargaining agreement.
   39         (4) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   40  State of Florida and the Police Benevolent Association – Special
   41  Agent Unit regarding Article 5 “Employee Representation and
   42  Association Activities” and Article 24 “On-Call Assignment –
   43  Call-back and Court Appearances” shall be resolved by
   44  maintaining the status quo under the language of the current
   45  collective bargaining agreement.
   46         (5) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   47  State of Florida and the Federation of Physicians and Dentists –
   48  State Employees Attorneys Guild regarding Article 5 “Employee
   49  Rights, Management and Union Communications,” Article 8
   50  “Workforce Reduction,” and Article 17 “Training and Education”
   51  shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the
   52  language of the current collective bargaining agreement.
   53  
   54  All other mandatory collective bargaining issues at impasse for
   55  the 2009-2010 fiscal year which are not addressed by this act or
   56  the General Appropriations Act for the 2009-2010 fiscal year
   57  shall be resolved consistent with the personnel rules in effect
   58  on May 1, 2009, and by otherwise maintaining the status quo
   59  under the language of the applicable current collective
   60  bargaining agreements.
   61         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.
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   63  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   64         And the title is amended as follows:
   65         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   66  and insert:
   67                        A bill to be entitled                      
   68         An act relating to state employees; providing for the
   69         resolution of certain collective bargaining issues at
   70         impasse between the State of Florida and certified
   71         bargaining units of state employees; providing for all
   72         other mandatory collective bargaining issues that are
   73         at impasse and that are not addressed by the act or
   74         the General Appropriations Act to be resolved
   75         consistent with personnel rules or by otherwise
   76         maintaining the status quo; providing an effective
   77         date.