Title: Collective Bargaining

Summary: Provides for resolution of collective bargaining issues at impasse between State of Florida & certified bargaining units for state employees pursuant to specified instructions.

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An act relating to collective bargaining; providing for the resolution of certain collective bargaining issues at impasse between the State of Florida and certified bargaining units of state employees; providing for all other mandatory collective bargaining issues at impasse that are not addressed by the act or the General Appropriations Act to be resolved consistent with personnel rules and by otherwise mai ntaining the status quo; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Collective bargaining issues at impasse for the 2016-2017 fiscal year between the State of Florida and the certified repres entatives of the bargaining units for state employees are resolved as follows: (1) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the State of Florida and the Federation of Physicians and Dentists Selected Exempt Service (SES) Supervisory Non-Profession al Unit regarding Article "Vacant," Article "Vacant," Article 22 "Vacant," and Article "Vacant" shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of the current collective bargaining agreement. (2) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the ENROLLED HB 5007, Engrossed 2016 Legislature State of Florida and the Federation of Physicians and Dentists State Employees Attorneys Guild regarding Article "Vacant," Article "Vacant," and Article "Vacant" shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of the current collective bargaining agreement. (3) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the State of Florida and the Federation of Physicians and Dentists Selected Exempt Service (SES) Physicians Unit regarding Article "Vacant" and Article "Vacant" shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of the current collective bargaining agreement. (4) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the State of Florida and the Florida State Fire Service Association regarding Article "Hours of Work and Overtime" shall be resolved pursuant to the state's proposal dated October 20, 2015; Article "Vacant" and Article "Vacant" shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of the current collective bargaining agreement; and Article 44 "Voluntary Reassignment, Transfer, Change in Duty Station and Promotions" shall be resolved pursuant to the state's proposal dated November 30, 2015, except that Article 9, Section 47 "Promotions Outside the Unit" shall be revised to read: " The hiring authority shall carefully consider employee applicants when filling vacant supervisory positions at the level immediately above bargaining unit positions. The State will make a good faith effort to fill vacant positions in th erank ENROLLED HB 5007, Engrossed 2016 Legislature immediately above the bargaining unit with employees of the bargaining unit. However, the most qualified applicant will always be recommended by the hiring authority. This provision is not subject to Article grievance procedure." (5) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the State of Florida and the Teamsters Local Union No. 2011, Security Services Unit regarding Article "Union Activities and Employee Representation" shall be resolved pursuant to the state's proposal dated January 22, 2016; Article "Discipline and Discharge" shall be resolved pursuant to the state's proposal dated February 24, 2016; Article "Workforce Reduction" shall be resolved pursuant to the state's proposal dated January 25, 2016; Article "Job-Connected Dis ability" shall be resolved pursuant to the state's proposal dated September 30, 2015; and Article "Grievance Procedure," Article "Lateral Action, Reassignment, Transfer, Change in Duty Station," Article "Promotions," Article "Safety," and Article "On-Call Assignment and Call-back" shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of the current collective bargaining agreement. (6) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the State of Florida and the Florida Nurses Asso ciation regarding Article "On-Call Assignment" shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of the current collective bargaining agreement. (7) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the ENROLLED HB 5007, Engrossed 2016 Legislature State of Florida and the Police Benevolent Association, Law Enforcement Unit regarding Article "Employee Representation and PBA Activities" shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of the current collective bargaining agreement, and Article "Hours of Work, Leave and Job Connected Disability" shall be resolved pursuant to the state's proposal dated February 12, 2016. (8) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the State of Florida and the Police Benevolent Association, Florida Highway Patrol Unit reg arding Article "Employee Representation and PBA Activities" shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of the current collective bargaining agreement, and Article "Hours of Work, Leave and Job Connected Disability" shall be res olved pursuant to the state's proposal dated February 12, 2016. (9) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the State of Florida and the Police Benevolent Association, Florida Lottery Unit regarding Article "On-Call Assignment, Call Back, Cour tAppearance" shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of the current collective bargaining agreement, except that issues at impasse regarding Article 21, Section "Call-Back" shall be resolved by the union's proposal dated Octob er 20, 2015, and Article 101 "Uniforms, Equipment and Service Awards" shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of the current collective bargaining agreement. ENROLLED HB 5007, Engrossed 2016 Legislature (10) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the State of Flor ida and the Police Benevolent Association, Special Agent Unit regarding Article "Employee Representation and Association Activities" shall be resolved by maintaining the status quo under the language of the current collective bargaining agreement, and Ar ticle "Workday, Workweek and Overtime" shall be resolved pursuant to the state's proposal dated February 12, 2016. All other mandatory collective bargaining issues at impasse for the 2016-2017 fiscal year which are not addressed by this act or the Gene ral Appropriations Act for the 2016-2017 fiscal year shall be resolved in accordance with the personnel rules in effect on March 1, 2016, and by otherwise maintaining the status quo under the language of the applicable current collective bargaining agreeme nt.