Florida Statute 447.303 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXI
LABOR

Chapter 447
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS

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F.S. 447.303

447.303 Dues; deduction and collection.—

(1) Except as authorized in subsection (2) or subject to a waiver granted pursuant to s. 447.207(12)(a), an employee organization that has been certified as a bargaining agent may not have its dues and uniform assessments deducted and collected by the employer from the salaries of those employees in the unit. A public employee may pay dues and uniform assessments directly to the employee organization that has been certified as the bargaining agent.

(2)(a) An employee organization that has been certified as a bargaining agent to represent a bargaining unit the majority of whose employees eligible for representation are employed as law enforcement officers, correctional officers, or correctional probation officers as those terms are defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), or (3), respectively; firefighters as defined in s. 633.102; 911 public safety telecommunicators as defined in s. 401.465(1)(a); or emergency medical technicians or paramedics as defined in s. 401.23 has the right to have its dues and uniform assessments for that bargaining unit deducted and collected by the employer from the salaries of those employees who authorize the deduction and collection of said dues and uniform assessments. However, such authorization is revocable at the employee’s request upon 30 days’ written notice to the employer and employee organization. Said deductions shall commence upon the bargaining agent’s written request to the employer.

(b) Reasonable costs to the employer of said deductions is a proper subject of collective bargaining.

(c) Such right to deduction, unless revoked under s. 447.507, is in force for so long as the employee organization remains the certified bargaining agent for the employees in the unit.

(3) The public employer is expressly prohibited from any involvement in the collection of fines, penalties, or special assessments.

History.—s. 3, ch. 74-100; s. 10, ch. 77-343; s. 3, ch. 2023-35; s. 3, ch. 2024-23.

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Cases Citing Statute 447.303

Total Results: 5

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2001-06-19

Snippet: employer is prohibited from collecting under section 447.303, Florida Statutes? In sum: Voluntary payments to

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1998-03-03

Snippet: addition to the Chapter 112 provision, section 447.303, Florida Statutes, provides in part that "[a]ny

City of Tallahassee v. Pub. Emp. Rel. Com.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-12-03

Citation: 410 So. 2d 487, 2 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2262

Snippet: aspects of bargaining (see §§ 447.203(3), 447.209, 447.303, 447.307(3)(b), 447.401, and 447.509), the City

School Board v. Public Employees Relations Commission

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1977-10-14

Citation: 350 So. 2d 819, 96 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3052, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 16690

Snippet: refused to deduct dues as required by Section 447.303, Florida Statutes (Supp.1974), thereby violating

School Bd. of Escambia Cty v. Pub. Emp. Rel. Com'n

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1977-10-14

Citation: 350 So. 2d 819

Snippet: refused to deduct dues as required by Section 447.303, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1974), thereby violating