Bill Text: FL S2508 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Employee Compensation

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2021-04-30 - Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36) [S2508 Detail]

Download: Florida-2021-S2508-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2021                                    SB 2508
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Appropriations
       
       
       
       
       
       576-03653-21                                          20212508__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to employee compensation; amending s.
    3         1012.885, F.S.; redefining the term “appropriated
    4         state funds”; revising a limitation on remuneration
    5         from appropriated state funds for Florida College
    6         System institution presidents; amending s. 1012.886,
    7         F.S.; redefining terms; revising applicability of
    8         provisions limiting the amount of remuneration from
    9         appropriated state funds to include all Florida
   10         College System institution employees; revising the
   11         maximum annual amount of remuneration which may be
   12         funded through appropriated state funds; amending s.
   13         1012.975, F.S.; redefining the term “public funds”;
   14         revising a limitation on remuneration from public
   15         funds for state university presidents; amending s.
   16         1012.976, F.S.; redefining terms; revising
   17         applicability of provisions limiting the amount of
   18         remuneration from appropriated state funds to include
   19         all state university employees; revising the maximum
   20         annual amount of remuneration which may be funded
   21         through appropriated state funds; requiring that
   22         salary increases for state university employees be
   23         based on performance, except as otherwise provided in
   24         the General Appropriations Act; prohibiting the
   25         issuance of general salary increases without regard to
   26         employee performance when using appropriated state
   27         funds; authorizing the Board of Governors to adopt
   28         regulations for specified purposes; providing an
   29         effective date.
   30          
   31  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   32  
   33         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsection
   34  (3) of section 1012.885, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   35         1012.885 Remuneration of Florida College System institution
   36  presidents; limitations.—
   37         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
   38         (a) “Appropriated state funds” means funds appropriated
   39  from the General Revenue Fund or the Educational Enhancement
   40  Trust Fund funds appropriated from state trust funds.
   41         (3) LIMITATION ON REMUNERATION.—Notwithstanding any other a
   42  law, resolution, or rule to the contrary, a Florida College
   43  System institution president may not receive more than $180,000
   44  $200,000 in remuneration from appropriated state funds. Only
   45  compensation, as defined in s. 121.021(22), provided to a
   46  Florida College System institution president may be used in
   47  calculating benefits under chapter 121.
   48         Section 2. Section 1012.886, Florida Statutes, is amended
   49  to read:
   50         1012.886 Remuneration of Florida College System institution
   51  administrative employees; limitations.—
   52         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
   53         (a) “Appropriated state funds” means funds appropriated
   54  from the General Revenue Fund or the Educational Enhancement
   55  Trust Fund funds appropriated from state trust funds.
   56         (b) “Cash-equivalent compensation” means any benefit that
   57  may be assigned an equivalent cash value.
   58         (c) “Remuneration” means salary, bonuses, and cash
   59  equivalent compensation paid to a Florida College System
   60  institution administrative employee by his or her employer for
   61  work performed, excluding health insurance benefits and
   62  retirement benefits.
   63         (2) LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION.—Notwithstanding any other
   64  law, resolution, or rule to the contrary, a Florida College
   65  System institution administrative employee, including teaching
   66  faculty, may not receive more than $180,000 $200,000 in
   67  remuneration annually from appropriated state funds. Only
   68  compensation, as such term is defined in s. 121.021(22),
   69  provided to a Florida College System institution administrative
   70  employee may be used in calculating benefits under chapter 121.
   71         (3) EXCEPTIONS.—This section does not prohibit any party
   72  from providing cash or cash-equivalent compensation from funds
   73  that are not appropriated state funds to a Florida College
   74  System institution administrative employee in excess of the
   75  limit in subsection (2). If a party is unable or unwilling to
   76  fulfill an obligation to provide cash or cash-equivalent
   77  compensation to a Florida College System institution
   78  administrative employee as authorized permitted under this
   79  subsection, appropriated state funds may not be used to fulfill
   80  such obligation. This section does not apply to Florida College
   81  System institution teaching faculty.
   82         Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and subsection
   83  (3) of section 1012.975, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   84         1012.975 Remuneration of state university presidents;
   85  limitations.—
   86         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
   87         (b) “Public funds” means funds appropriated from the
   88  General Revenue Fund or the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund,
   89  funds appropriated from state trust funds, tuition and fees, or
   90  any funds from a state university trust fund regardless of
   91  repository.
   92         (3) LIMITATION ON REMUNERATION.—Notwithstanding any other a
   93  law, resolution, or rule to the contrary, a state university
   94  president may not receive more than $180,000 $200,000 in
   95  remuneration from public funds. Only compensation, as defined in
   96  s. 121.021(22), provided to a state university president may be
   97  used in calculating benefits under chapter 121.
   98         Section 4. Section 1012.976, Florida Statutes, is amended
   99  to read:
  100         1012.976 Remuneration of state university administrative
  101  employees; limitations.—
  102         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
  103         (a) “Appropriated state funds” means funds appropriated
  104  from the General Revenue Fund or the Educational Enhancement
  105  Trust Fund funds appropriated from state trust funds.
  106         (b) “Cash-equivalent compensation” means any benefit that
  107  may be assigned an equivalent cash value.
  108         (c) “Remuneration” means salary, bonuses, and cash
  109  equivalent compensation paid to a state university
  110  administrative employee by his or her employer for work
  111  performed, excluding health insurance benefits and retirement
  112  benefits.
  113         (2) LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION.—
  114         (a) Notwithstanding any other law, resolution, or rule to
  115  the contrary, a state university administrative employee,
  116  including teaching faculty and medical school faculty and staff,
  117  may not receive more than $180,000 $200,000 in remuneration
  118  annually from appropriated state funds. Only compensation, as
  119  such term is defined in s. 121.021(22), provided to a state
  120  university administrative employee may be used in calculating
  121  benefits under chapter 121.
  122         (b) When using appropriated state funds, salary increases
  123  for state university employees must be based solely on
  124  performance except as otherwise provided in the General
  125  Appropriations Act. A salary increase may not be issued to every
  126  employee of the university, or every employee within a cohort
  127  within the university, without regard to performance if the
  128  salary increase is made using appropriated state funds.
  129         (3) EXCEPTIONS.—This section does not prohibit any party
  130  from providing cash or cash-equivalent compensation from funds
  131  that are not appropriated state funds to a state university
  132  administrative employee in excess of the limit in subsection
  133  (2). If a party is unable or unwilling to fulfill an obligation
  134  to provide cash or cash-equivalent compensation to a state
  135  university administrative employee as authorized permitted under
  136  this subsection, appropriated state funds may not be used to
  137  fulfill such obligation. This section does not apply to
  138  university teaching faculty or medical school faculty or staff.
  139         (4) REGULATIONS.—The Board of Governors of the State
  140  University System may adopt regulations to define university
  141  personnel classifications and administer the provisions of this
  142  section.
  143         Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.