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LWVT Hot Topic Hostess Katie Bohnett, State Organizer and lobbyist for REFORM Alliance and League of Women Voters Tallahassee Board Member
Moderator: Trimmel Gomes, President, Gomes Media Strategies
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Jessica J. Yeary, B.C.S., Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit
James Baiardi, Vice President for Services, Florida Police Benevolent Association
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Controversial union dues bill backed in Florida Senate
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With unions and business groups squaring off, a Senate committee Wednesday backed a controversial proposal about the process for deducting union dues from the paychecks of public employees.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill (SB 78), which appears to be moving quickly toward a vote by the full Senate after the 2021 legislative session starts in March.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, would, in part, add a new step in which government employers would have to confirm with workers that they want dues taken out of their pay before the deductions could start.
TALLAHASSEE After years of discussions about the tricky issue of overhauling Florida’s retirement system for government employees, a Senate committee Thursday approved a proposal that would shut future workers out of a traditional pension plan.
The proposal, sponsored by Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Chairman Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, would require new employees as of July 1, 2022, to enroll in a 401(k)-style “investment” plan. Employees currently are allowed to choose whether to take part in the pension plan or the investment plan.
Rodrigues, whose Republican-controlled committee approved the bill (SB 84) in a party-line vote, said lawmakers have to make “difficult decisions” to maintain the long-term solvency of the pension fund. He pointed, in part, to a $36 billion unfunded actuarial liability, which is essentially a measurement of whether the fund is projected to have enough money to meet its future obligations.
Senate bill would end Floridaâs state pension option for new employees
Democratic lawmakers and representatives of labor unions opposed the proposal, long sought by Republicans, saying the prospect of a pension helps attract workers to government jobs.
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TALLAHASSEE â After years of discussions about the tricky issue of overhauling Floridaâs retirement system for government employees, a Senate committee this week approved a proposal that would shut future workers out of a traditional pension plan.
The proposal, sponsored by Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Chairman Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, would require new employees as of July 1, 2022, to enroll in a 401(k)-style âinvestmentâ plan. Employees currently are allowed to choose whether to take part in the pension plan or the investment plan.