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Title

Sponsor

HB 0123

Relating to Claims by Law EOpposition to Senate Billnforcement and Correctional Officers

Patterson

02/26/10

(S: 0212 )

Claims by Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers: Provides conditions under which law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or correctional probation officer who suffers from specified medical condition & has materially departed from prescribed treatment for that condition shall lose specified presumption for workers' compensation claims made on or after specified date; defines "prescribed course of treatment"; provides for independent medical examinations in certain situations; provides that only claims made before leaving employment are eligible for specified presumption. Effective Date: July 1, 2010

SB 0212

Relating to Claims/Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers

Oelrich

03/01/10

(S: 0123 )

Claims/Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers [WPSC]; Provides conditions under which a law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or correctional probation officer who suffers from a specified medical condition and has materially departed from the prescribed treatment for that condition shall lose a specified presumption for claims made on or after a specified date. Provides that only claims made before leaving employment are eligible for a specified presumption, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2010.

HB 0413

Relating to Defined Contribution Retirement Program

Wood

12/18/09

(C: 1078 1307 )
(S: 0660 )

Defined Contribution Retirement Program: Changes name of Public Employee Optional Retirement Program to Public Employee Retirement Investment Program; limits option of enrolling in State Retirement System's defined benefit program or defined contribution program to certain employees; requires certain public employees to enroll in defined contribution program; deletes obsolete provisions; deletes requirements for educational program that compares retirement programs; deletes provisions relating to having choice in retirement plans; provides conforming changes; provides directive to Division of Statutory Revision. Effective Date: July 1, 2010

HB 0417

Relating to Collective Bargaining

Hays

12/18/09

(S: 0610 )

Collective Bargaining: Specifies that certain constitutional officers are deemed legislative bodies with respect to their employees for resolution of collective bargaining impasses. Effective Date: July 1, 2010

HB 0515

Relating to Hatch Act

Roberson (K)

01/15/10

(I: 0964 )

Hatch Act: Urges Congress to refrain from applying Hatch Act to members of Florida sheriff's office seeking elected office. Effective Date: Not Specified

SB 0610

Relating to Collective Bargaining for Certain Public Employees

Fasano

03/01/10

(C: 0417 )

Collective Bargaining for Certain Public Employees [EPSC]; Specifies that for purposes of resolving an impasse the sheriff, the tax collector, the property appraiser, the supervisor of elections, and the clerk of the circuit court are each deemed the "legislative body" for their respective employees, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2010.

SB 0660

Relating to Defined Contribution Retirement Program

Fasano

12/17/09

(C: 1078 1307 )
(S: 0413 )

Defined Contribution Retirement Program [WPSC]; Changes the name of the Public Employee Optional Retirement Program to the Public Employee Retirement Investment Program. Limits the option of enrolling in the State Retirement System's defined benefit program or defined contribution program to public employees employed before January 1, 2011. Deletes requirements for an educational program that compares retirement programs, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2010.

SB 0964

Relating to Hatch Act

Detert

01/14/10

(I: 0515 )

Hatch Act [GPSC]; Urges the Congress of the United States to refrain from applying the Hatch Act to members of a Florida sheriff's office who are seeking elected public office.

HB 1025

Relating to Public Employee Group Health Insurance

Workman

02/25/10

(I: 1710 )

Public Employee Group Health Insurance: Provides for market determination of premium cost for health insurance for retirees; requires cost of continued participation by retirees in insurance plans to be paid by retiree; authorizes employers to segregate claims experience of retiree group from claims experience of active employees; authorizes separate experience rating of retirees from active employees. Effective Date: July 1, 2010

SB 1078

Relating to State Financial Matters

Ring

02/25/10

(C: 0413 0660 )
(S: 1307 )

State Financial Matters [WPSC]; Provides for excess account balances in the Public Employee Optional Retirement Program when an employee transfers to the defined benefit program and for the use of such excess balance. Establishes a forfeiture account in the Public Employee Retirement Program Trust Fund and providing for the use of funds in the account. Authorizes the state board to develop work products that are subject to trademark, copyright, or patent, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2010.

SB 1292

Relating to Racial Profiling

Wilson

02/03/10

Racial Profiling [SPSC]; Prescribes responses that the Attorney General may take upon the filing of a complaint against a law enforcement officer or agency which alleges racial profiling, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2010.

HB 1319

Relating to Governmental Retirement Systems

Grady

02/25/10

(C: 1902 )

Governmental Retirement Systems: Designates act "Public Employee Retirement Preservation Act"; requires certain public employees to contribute an additional specified percentage of their gross income for certain purposes; provides requirements for certain retirement system or plan actuarial reports & experience studies; provides for closing of certain plans; provides maximum retirement benefit for certain retirement system or plan members; provides requirements for board of trustees of each retirement system or plan; provides membership requirements for special fire control district board of trustees; revises requirements for increasing firefighter member contributions; authorizes municipality or special fire control district to establish defined contribution retirement plan for certain purposes; requires municipalities & special fire control districts with their own pension plans for firefighters to provide certain extra benefits; provides membership requirements for municipality board of trustees; revises requirements for increasing police officer member contributions; authorizes municipality to establish defined contribution retirement plan for certain purposes; requires municipalities with their own pension plans for police officers to provide certain extra benefits; requires state & local government balance sheets to contain certain pension information; requires the Chief Financial Officer & officials of governing bodies of political subdivision of the state to issue specified reports; authorizes certain units of government to postpone compliance with provisions of this act under specified conditions; provides effective dates. Effective Date: July 1, 2010

HB 1543

Relating to Public Retirement Plans

Zapata

03/01/10

Public Retirement Plans: Provides requirements for retirement system or plan actuarial reports; limits benefits payable to certain members of retirement system; requires board of trustees of retirement system or plan to provide account report of its expenses; revises definition of terms "member," "special risk member," "normal retirement date," & "phased retirement program" for purposes of FRS to reduce system to two classes; revises calculations used for upgrading special risk member's contributions for past service; repeals Elected Officers' Class & Senior Management Service Class; limits factoring of overtime into pension benefit; reduces service credit for special risk members; revises provisions to conform to repeal of specified classes within system; revises applicability of ch. 175, F.S., to firefighters who are eligible for FRS; revises applicability of ch. 185, F.S., to police officers who are eligible for FRS; provides membership requirements for special fire control district & municipality board of trustees; revises requirements for increasing firefighter & police officer member contributions; revises provisions relating to firefighter & police officer benefits; provides that any elected official convicted of crime, or who is forced to resign office as result of plea bargain, shall forfeit any pension benefit administered by state or any political subdivision thereof; provides declaration of important state interest. Effective Date: July 1, 2010

SB 1710

Relating to Public Employee Group Health Insurance

Fasano

02/10/10

(I: 1025 )

Public Employee Group Health Insurance [EPSC]; Provides for market determination of premium cost for health insurance for retirees. Requires cost of continued participation by retirees in insurance plans to be paid by the retiree. Authorizes employers to segregate claims experience of the retiree group from claims experience of active employees. Authorizes separate experience rating of retirees from active employees. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2010.

SB 1902

Relating to Public Retirement Plans

Bennett

02/17/10

(C: 0049 1319 0198 )

Public Retirement Plans [WPSC]; Requires that a retirement system or plan include in its actuarial report a projection of the employer's annual required contributions and an experience study. Limits the benefits payable to a member of a retirement system or plan who has not attained 10 years of service by a certain date. Revises the calculations used for upgrading a special risk member's contributions for past service, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2010.