The Florida Senate

295.11  Investigation; administrative hearing for not employing preferred applicant.--

(1)  The Department of Veterans' Affairs or its designee shall, upon the written request of any person specified in s. 295.07, investigate any complaint filed with the department by such person when the person has made application with any state agency or any agency of a political subdivision of the state for a position of employment which was awarded to a nonveteran and the person feels aggrieved under this chapter. Such investigation shall be accomplished within existing amounts appropriated to the department.

(2)  Upon completion of the investigation, the department shall furnish a copy of the investigative findings to the complainant and to the agency involved.

(3)  When a satisfactory resolution to the complaint is not forthcoming, the department or its designee shall, upon written request of the complainant and with advisory assistance from the Department of Management Services, testify at the Public Employee Relations Commission hearing as to the investigative findings. The complainant, however, may be represented at the hearing by counsel of his or her choice at his or her expense.

(4)  Jurisdiction to effectuate the purposes of ss. 295.07-295.09 shall vest with the Public Employees Relations Commission for appropriate administrative determination.

History.--s. 5, ch. 24201, 1947; ss. 18, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 77-422; s. 4, ch. 78-372; s. 33, ch. 79-190; s. 4, ch. 80-370; s. 79, ch. 86-163; s. 8, ch. 87-356; s. 23, ch. 88-290; s. 113, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 251, ch. 95-148.