ENROLLED 2023 Legislature SB 2504, 1st Engrossed 20232504er 1 2 An act relating to collective bargaining; providing 3 for the resolution of certain collective bargaining 4 issues at impasse between the State of Florida and the 5 certified representatives of the bargaining units of 6 state employees; providing for all other mandatory 7 collective bargaining issues at impasse which are not 8 addressed by the act or the General Appropriations Act 9 to be resolved consistent with personnel rules and by 10 otherwise maintaining the status quo; providing an 11 effective date. 12 13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 15 Section 1. Collective bargaining issues at impasse for the 16 2023-2024 fiscal year between the State of Florida and the 17 certified representatives of the bargaining units for state 18 employees are resolved as follows: 19 (1) Collective bargaining issues at impasse between the 20 State of Florida and the Florida State Fire Association - Fire 21 Service Bargaining Unit, regarding Article 29 “Health and 22 Welfare” are resolved by adopting the state’s proposal dated 23 January 11, 2023, for Section 3(D)(2), regarding “Initial 24 Fitness Testing.” The remainder of the article shall be resolved 25 by maintaining the status quo under the current collective 26 bargaining agreement. 27 (2) All other mandatory collective bargaining issues at 28 impasse for the 2023-2024 fiscal year which are not addressed by 29 this act or the General Appropriations Act for the 2023-2024 30 fiscal year shall be resolved in accordance with the personnel 31 rules in effect on May 1, 2023, and by otherwise maintaining the 32 status quo under the language of the applicable current 33 collective bargaining agreement. 34 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.