HB 369 by Representative Mario Diaz-Balart - Career Service Extreme

· Removes requirements relating to Affirmative Action Plan.

· Abolishes Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) in favor of
newly created Division in the Department of Management Services (DMS).

· Guts collective bargaining; ULP's (Unfair Labor Practices) go to Circuit
Court (Court costs and Attorney fees).

· Shifts Age Discrimination and Veteran Appeals to Circuit Court
rather than PERC (Court cost and Attorney fees).

· Increases outsourcing and privatization, while providing that
layoff/recall rules do not pertain to "bumping."

· Changes Career Service employees to serving at the pleasure of the
Agency Head ("at will").

· Shifts "burden of proof" in suspensions or dismissals to the employee to
establish the Agency Head had abused his/her authority.

· Requires that adverse agency actions go to Circuit Court.

· Mandates "automatic direct deposit" of employees' payroll.

· Imposes service charge for any employee-requested wage deduction (dues,
United Way, Supplemental Insurance).

· Repeals Meritorious Service Award Program.

· Creates "gainsharing" program without standards.

· Eliminates mandated Supervisory/Management Training Programs.

· Puts certain Education and Training programs at sole discretion of
Agency Head (tuition free).

· Increases Senior Management Cap.

· Abolishes current review and performance system requirement to document
all recommendations for salary increases, promotions, demotions, transfers
or dismissals.