Florida Statutes Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)

• 447.201 - Statement Of Policy.
  The public policy of this state, and the purpose of this part, is to provide statutory implementation of s. 6, Art. I of the State...
• 447.203 - Definitions.
  As used in this part:(1) “Commission” means the Public Employees Relations Commission created by s. 447.205.(2) “Public employer” or “employer” means the state or any county, municipality,...
• 447.205 - Public Employees Relations Commission.
  (1) The Public Employees Relations Commission, hereinafter referred to as the “commission,” shall be composed of a chair and two part-time members to be appointed by...
• 447.207 - Commission; Powers And Duties.
  (1) The commission shall, in accordance with chapter 120, adopt, promulgate, amend, or rescind such rules and regulations as it deems necessary and administratively feasible to...
• 447.208 - Procedure With Respect To Certain Appeals Under S. 447.207.
  (1) Any person filing an appeal pursuant to subsection (9) of s. 447.207 shall be entitled to a hearing pursuant to subsections (4) and (5) of...
• 447.2085 - Commission Rules Concerning Appeals Under S. 447.207.
  The Public Employees Relations Commission shall promulgate rules concerning the receipt, processing, and resolution of appeals filed under subsections (8) and (9) of s. 447.207.History.—s....
• 447.209 - Public Employer’s Rights.
  It is the right of the public employer to determine unilaterally the purpose of each of its constituent agencies, set standards of services to be...
• 447.301 - Public Employees’ Rights; Organization And Representation.
  (1) Public employees shall have the right to form, join, and participate in, or to refrain from forming, joining, or participating in, any employee organization of...
• 447.303 - Dues; Deduction And Collection.
  Any employee organization which has been certified as a bargaining agent shall have the right to have its dues and uniform assessments deducted and collected...
• 447.305 - Registration Of Employee Organization.
  (1) Every employee organization seeking to become a certified bargaining agent for public employees shall register with the commission pursuant to the procedures set forth in...
• 447.307 - Certification Of Employee Organization.
  (1)(a) Any employee organization which is designated or selected by a majority of public employees in an appropriate unit as their representative for purposes of collective...
• 447.3075 - Law Enforcement Bargaining Units; Separate Units Required; Establishment.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, administrative rule, or administrative agency decision to the contrary, any state law enforcement agency that has 1,200 or more...
• 447.308 - Revocation Of Certification Of Employee Organization.
  (1) Any employee or group of employees which no longer desires to be represented by the certified bargaining agent may file with the commission a petition...
• 447.309 - Collective Bargaining; Approval Or Rejection.
  (1) After an employee organization has been certified pursuant to the provisions of this part, the bargaining agent for the organization and the chief executive officer...
• 447.401 - Grievance Procedures.
  Each public employer and bargaining agent shall negotiate a grievance procedure to be used for the settlement of disputes between employer and employee, or group...
• 447.403 - Resolution Of Impasses.
  (1) If, after a reasonable period of negotiation concerning the terms and conditions of employment to be incorporated in a collective bargaining agreement, a dispute exists...
• 447.405 - Factors To Be Considered By The Special Magistrate.
  The special magistrate shall conduct the hearings and render recommended decisions with the objective of achieving a prompt, peaceful, and just settlement of disputes between...
• 447.407 - Compensation Of Mediator And Special Magistrate; Expenses.
  The compensation of the mediator and special magistrate, and all stenographic and other expenses, shall be borne equally by the parties.History.—s. 3, ch. 74-100; s....
• 447.409 - Records.
  All records that are relevant to, or have a bearing upon, any issue or issues raised by the proceedings conducted by the special magistrate shall...
• 447.4095 - Financial Urgency.
  In the event of a financial urgency requiring modification of an agreement, the chief executive officer or his or her representative and the bargaining agent...
• 447.501 - Unfair Labor Practices.
  (1) Public employers or their agents or representatives are prohibited from:(a) Interfering with, restraining, or coercing public employees in the exercise of any rights guaranteed them under...
• 447.503 - Charges Of Unfair Labor Practices.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission act as expeditiously as possible to settle disputes regarding alleged unfair labor practices. To this...
• 447.5035 - Enforcement Of Commission Orders.
  In case of any failure by any employer, employee, or employee organization to comply with any order of the commission, upon application of the commission...
• 447.504 - Judicial Review.
  (1) The district courts of appeal are empowered, upon the filing of appropriate notices of appeal, to review final orders of the commission pursuant to s....
• 447.505 - Strikes Prohibited.
  No public employee or employee organization may participate in a strike against a public employer by instigating or supporting, in any manner, a strike. Any...
• 447.507 - Violation Of Strike Prohibition; Penalties.
  (1) Circuit courts having jurisdiction of the parties are vested with the authority to hear and determine all actions alleging violations of s. 447.505. Suits to...
• 447.509 - Other Unlawful Acts.
  (1) Employee organizations, their members, agents, or representatives, or any persons acting on their behalf are hereby prohibited from:(a) Soliciting public employees during working hours of any...
• 447.51 - Violations Not A Ground For Municipal Recall.
  Any violation of this part (Labor Organizations; Public Employees) shall not subject any person to municipal recall and shall not be considered as grounds for...
• 447.601 - Merit Or Civil Service System; Applicability.
  The provisions of this part shall not be construed to repeal, amend, or modify the provisions of any law or ordinance establishing a merit or...
• 447.603 - Local Option.
  (1) Any district school board or political subdivision, other than the state or a state public authority, may elect to adopt, by ordinance, resolution, or charter...
• 447.605 - Public Meetings And Records Law; Exemptions And Compliance.
  (1) All discussions between the chief executive officer of the public employer, or his or her representative, and the legislative body or the public employer relative...
• 447.607 - Commission Rules; Powers Retained By The Legislature.
  The Legislature shall retain the right to approve, amend, or rescind all rules promulgated by the commission pursuant to this part. In the absence of...
• 447.609 - Representation In Proceedings.
  Any full-time employee or officer of any public employer or employee organization may represent his or her employer or any member of a bargaining unit...

Last modified: September 23, 2016