| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to collective bargaining for certain |
| 3 | public employees; amending s. 447.203, F.S.; specifying |
| 4 | that for purposes of resolving an impasse the sheriff, the |
| 5 | tax collector, the property appraiser, the supervisor of |
| 6 | elections, and the clerk of the circuit court are each |
| 7 | deemed the "legislative body" for their respective |
| 8 | employees; providing that in a county that has expressly |
| 9 | abolished the office of any constitutional officer, such |
| 10 | duties are transferred to the officer as provided for |
| 11 | under the county charter if the charter is not |
| 12 | inconsistent with general law or a special law approved by |
| 13 | a vote of the electors; providing an effective date. |
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| 15 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 17 | Section 1. Subsection (10) of section 447.203, Florida |
| 18 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 19 | 447.203 Definitions.-As used in this part: |
| 20 | (10) "Legislative body" means the State Legislature, the |
| 21 | board of county commissioners, the district school board, the |
| 22 | governing body of a municipality, or the governing body of an |
| 23 | instrumentality or unit of government having authority to |
| 24 | appropriate funds and establish policy governing the terms and |
| 25 | conditions of employment and which, as the case may be, is the |
| 26 | appropriate legislative body for the bargaining unit. |
| 27 | (a) For purposes of s. 447.403, the Board of Governors of |
| 28 | the State University System, or the board's designee, is shall |
| 29 | be deemed to be the legislative body with respect to all |
| 30 | employees of each constituent state university. |
| 31 | (b) For purposes of s. 447.403 the board of trustees of a |
| 32 | community college is shall be deemed to be the legislative body |
| 33 | with respect to all employees of the community college. |
| 34 | (c) For purposes of s. 447.403, and as sovereign |
| 35 | constitutional officers under s. 1(d), Art. VIII of the State |
| 36 | Constitution, the sheriff, tax collector, property appraiser, |
| 37 | supervisor of elections, and clerk of the circuit court are each |
| 38 | deemed to be the legislative body for their respective |
| 39 | employees. However, if provided by a county charter that was |
| 40 | approved by a vote of the electors of the county and that |
| 41 | expressly abolished the office of the sheriff, tax collector, |
| 42 | property appraiser, supervisor of elections, or clerk of the |
| 43 | court and expressly transferred all duties prescribed by general |
| 44 | law to an elected or appointed charter officer, that officer is |
| 45 | subject to such charter if the charter is not inconsistent with |
| 46 | general law or with a special law approved by a vote of the |
| 47 | electors under s. 1(g), Art. VIII of the State Constitution. |
| 48 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |