Florida Senate - 2021 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1014
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: OO .
03/17/2021 .
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The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability
(Baxley) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 113 and 114
4 insert:
5 Section 2. Section 1012.8552, Florida Statutes, is created
6 to read:
7 1012.8552 Collective bargaining.—
8 (1) In addition to s. 447.305(2), an employee organization
9 that has been certified as the bargaining agent for a unit of
10 instructional personnel employed by a Florida College System
11 institution must include for each such certified bargaining unit
12 the following information and documentation in its application
13 for renewal of registration:
14 (a) The number of employees in the bargaining unit who are
15 eligible for representation by the employee organization on the
16 date the application is filed.
17 (b) The number of employees who are represented by the
18 employee organization, specifying the number of members who pay
19 dues and the number of members who do not pay dues.
20 (c) Documentation provided by the institution verifying the
21 information provided in paragraphs (a) and (b).
22 (d) Documentation provided by the institution verifying
23 that it was provided a copy of the employee organization’s
24 application for renewal of registration.
25 (2) An application for renewal of registration is
26 incomplete and is not eligible for consideration by the Public
27 Employees Relations Commission if it does not include all of the
28 information and documentation required in subsection (1). The
29 commission shall notify the employee organization if the
30 application is incomplete. Any incomplete application must be
31 dismissed if the required information and documentation are not
32 provided within 10 days after the employee organization receives
33 such notice.
34 (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 447 relating
35 to collective bargaining, an employee organization whose dues
36 paying membership is less than 50 percent of the employees
37 eligible for representation in the bargaining unit must petition
38 the Public Employees Relations Commission pursuant to s.
39 447.307(2) and (3) for recertification as the exclusive
40 representative of all employees in the bargaining unit within 1
41 month after the date on which the employee organization applies
42 for renewal of registration pursuant to s. 447.305(2). The
43 certification of an employee organization that does not comply
44 with this subsection is revoked.
45 (4) A Florida College System institution may challenge an
46 employee organization’s application for renewal of registration
47 if the institution believes that the application is inaccurate.
48 The commission or one of its designated agents shall review the
49 application to determine its accuracy and compliance with this
50 section. If the commission finds that the application is
51 inaccurate or does not comply with this section, the commission
52 shall revoke the registration and certification of the employee
53 organization.
54 Section 3. Section 1012.916, Florida Statutes, is created
55 to read:
56 1012.916 Collective bargaining.—
57 (1) In addition to s. 447.305(2), an employee organization
58 that has been certified as the bargaining agent for a unit of
59 instructional personnel employed by a State University System
60 institution must include for each such certified bargaining unit
61 the following information and documentation in its application
62 for renewal of registration:
63 (a) The number of employees in the bargaining unit who are
64 eligible for representation by the employee organization on the
65 date the application is filed.
66 (b) The number of employees who are represented by the
67 employee organization, specifying the number of members who pay
68 dues and the number of members who do not pay dues.
69 (c) Documentation provided by the institution verifying the
70 information provided in paragraphs (a) and (b).
71 (d) Documentation provided by the institution verifying
72 that it was provided a copy of the employee organization’s
73 application for renewal of registration.
74 (2) An application for renewal of registration is
75 incomplete and is not eligible for consideration by the Public
76 Employees Relations Commission if it does not include all of the
77 information and documentation required in subsection (1). The
78 commission shall notify the employee organization if the
79 application is incomplete. Any incomplete application must be
80 dismissed if the required information and documentation are not
81 provided within 10 days after the employee organization receives
82 such notice.
83 (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 447 relating
84 to collective bargaining, an employee organization whose dues
85 paying membership is less than 50 percent of the employees
86 eligible for representation in the bargaining unit must petition
87 the commission pursuant to s. 447.307(2) and (3) for
88 recertification as the exclusive representative of all employees
89 in the bargaining unit within 1 month after the date on which
90 the employee organization applies for renewal of registration
91 pursuant to s. 447.305(2). The certification of an employee
92 organization that does not comply with this section is revoked.
93 (4) A State University System institution may challenge an
94 employee organization’s application for renewal of registration
95 if the institution believes that the application is inaccurate.
96 The commission or one of its designated agents shall review the
97 application to determine its accuracy and compliance with this
98 section. If the commission finds that the application is
99 inaccurate or does not comply with this section, the commission
100 shall revoke the registration and certification of the employee
101 organization.
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104 And the title is amended as follows:
105 Delete line 39
106 and insert:
107 subject to certain rules, to adopt policies; creating
108 s. 1012.8552, F.S.; requiring an employee organization
109 certified as the bargaining agent for a unit of
110 Florida College System institution instructional
111 personnel to include specified information and
112 documentation in an application for registration
113 renewal; providing that certain applications are
114 incomplete; providing procedures for incomplete
115 applications; requiring certain employee organizations
116 to petition the commission for recertification;
117 authorizing a Florida College System institution to
118 challenge an employee organization’s application;
119 requiring the commission to review a challenged
120 application and revoke an employee organization’s
121 registration and certification in certain
122 circumstances; creating s. 1012.916, F.S.; requiring
123 an employee organization certified as the bargaining
124 agent for a unit of State University System
125 institution instructional personnel to include
126 specified information and documentation in an
127 application for registration renewal; providing that
128 certain applications are incomplete; providing
129 procedures for incomplete applications; requiring
130 certain employee organizations to petition the
131 commission for recertification; authorizing a State
132 University System institution to challenge an employee
133 organization’s application; requiring the commission
134 to review a challenged application and revoke an
135 employee organization’s registration and certification
136 in certain circumstances; providing