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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 at
    7         impasse that are not addressed by the act or the
    8         General Appropriations Act to be resolved consistent
    9         with personnel rules or by otherwise maintaining the
   10         status quo; providing for contingent retroactive
   11         operation; providing effective dates.
   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  2015-2016 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 7 “Employee Standards of Conduct and
   23  Performance” shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo
   24  under the language of the current collective bargaining
   25  agreement. The bargaining unit’s proposed new article titled
   26  “Retirement Benefits,” dated December 15, 2014, is not adopted,
   27  and the status quo under the current collective bargaining
   28  agreement is unchanged.
   29         (2) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   30  State of Florida and the Federation of Physicians and Dentists
   31  State Employees Attorneys Guild regarding Article 7 “Employee
   32  Standards of Conduct and Performance” shall be resolved by
   33  maintaining the status quo under the language of the current
   34  collective bargaining agreement. The bargaining unit’s proposed
   35  new article titled “Retirement Benefits,” dated December 15,
   36  2014, is not adopted, and the status quo under the current
   37  collective bargaining agreement is unchanged.
   38         (3) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   39  State of Florida and the Federation of Physicians and Dentists
   40  Selected Exempt Service (SES) Physicians Unit regarding Article
   41  7 “Employee Standards of Conduct and Performance” shall be
   42  resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of the
   43  current collective bargaining agreement. The bargaining unit’s
   44  proposed new article titled “Retirement Benefits,” dated
   45  December 15, 2014, is not adopted, and the status quo under the
   46  current collective bargaining agreement is unchanged.
   47         (4) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   48  State of Florida and the Florida State Fire Service Association
   49  regarding Article 13 “Health and Welfare” shall be resolved by
   50  maintaining the status quo under the current collective
   51  bargaining agreement and Article 23 “Hours of Work and Overtime”
   52  shall be resolved pursuant to the state’s proposal dated March
   53  6, 2015. The bargaining unit’s proposed new article titled
   54  “Promotional Step Pay Plan System,” dated October 13, 2014, is
   55  not adopted, and the status quo under the current collective
   56  bargaining agreement is unchanged.
   57         (5) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the
   58  State of Florida and the Teamsters Local Union No. 2011,
   59  Security Services Unit regarding Article 5 “Union Activities and
   60  Employee Representation,” Article 8 “Workforce Reduction,” and
   61  Article 18 “Leaves of Absence” shall be resolved by the state’s
   62  proposals dated December 16, 2014, Article 6 “Grievance,”
   63  Article 7 “Discipline and Discharge,” Article 9 “Reassignment,
   64  Transfer, Change in Duty Station,” Article 10 “Promotions,” and
   65  Article 26 “Uniform and Insignia” shall be resolved pursuant to
   66  the state’s proposals dated January 23, 2015, and Article 3
   67  “Vacant” and Article 13 “Safety” shall be resolved by
   68  maintaining the status quo under the current collective
   69  bargaining agreement.
   70  
   71  All other mandatory collective bargaining issues at impasse for
   72  the 2015-2016 fiscal year which are not addressed by this act or
   73  the General Appropriations Act for the 2015-2016 fiscal year
   74  shall be resolved in accordance with the personnel rules in
   75  effect on May 1, 2015, and by otherwise maintaining the status
   76  quo under the language of the applicable current bargaining
   77  agreement.
   78         Section 2. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
   79  act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
   80  becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2015, or, if
   81  this act fails to become a law until after that date, it shall
   82  take effect upon becoming a law and operate retroactively to
   83  July 1, 2015.