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FL H1471
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/7/2024
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
- Expands the categories of public employee organizations exempt from membership authorization form requirements and recertification thresholds to include 911 public safety telecommunicators and emergency medical technicians/paramedics, in addition to the existing exemptions for law enforcement officers, correctional officers, correctional probation officers, and firefighters
- Removes the requirement that employee organizations submit annually audited financial statements certified by an independent CPA, replacing it with a financial statement prepared by an independent CPA and signed by the organization's president and treasurer
- Requires employee organizations with less than 60% of bargaining unit employees who have submitted membership authorization forms (without revocation) and paid dues to petition the Public Employees Relations Commission for recertification within 30 days of applying for renewal of registration
- Expands the commission's authority to revoke or deny an employee organization's registration or certification for failure to cooperate with investigations, including refusal to allow inspection of membership authorization forms, or for intentional misrepresentation of any information submitted under the section
- Provides retroactive relief for renewal applications filed between July 1, 2023, and the act's effective date, allowing organizations to submit a non-audited financial statement and prohibiting the commission from denying renewal solely based on failure to submit an audited financial statement during that period
Legislative Description
Public Employees
Last Action
Laid on Table
3/5/2024
Committee Referrals
State Affairs2/1/2024
Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee1/13/2024
Full Bill Text
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