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Capitol Report – January 17, 2020
We completed the first week of the 2020 Legislative Session. This week's enormous lobbying team consisted of President John Kazanjian, Vice President Jim Baiardi, South Florida PBA President Steadman Stahl, South Florida Senior VP John Jenkins, South Florida PBA Sergeant …
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Capitol Report – October 18, 2019
This week was the second of six interim committee weeks for the Florida Legislature. As previously stated, these meetings are designed to get a early start on the major issues of the upcoming session. This week's lobbying team was led …
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Florida PBA Leadership Conference
October 27 – 28, 2019 Sheraton Lake Buena Vista Resort 12205 S. Apopka Vineland Road • Orlando, Florida Click here to view/print invite flyer This is a unique opportunity for your company to rub elbows with the elite police association leadership …
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Martin County Tax Collector Accused of Unlawfully Firing
Ruth Pietruszewski: Martin County Tax Collector accused of unlawfully firing employee for efforts to join union Link to WPTV News Story: https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/martin-county/ruth-pietruszewski-martin-county-tax-collector-accused-of-unlawfully-firing-employee-for-efforts-to-join-union Posted: 12:43 AM, Jun 15, 2019 By: Meghan McRoberts MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — One wrong decision by the …
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Warren ULP Orders – Warren v. Martin County Tax Collector
The Commission held that the Martin County Tax Collector (MCTC) engaged in an unfair labor practice and ordered MCTC to reinstate Warren to her former position with back pay and benefits. A back pay case was established and a hearing …
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Dade County Police Benevolent Association 2018 Officer of the Year Award
It’s hard to put into words just how special this weekend was. This past Saturday, May 18th, we celebrated our 26th-Annual Dade County Police Benevolent Association Law Enforcement Awards Gala! We’re proud to share that it was our largest one in history, …
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Legislative: PBA’s Capitol Report Final for 2019
The 2019 Legislative Session is over. We passed legislation updating DNA warrants (SB 920), texting while driving (HB 107), survivor death benefits (SB 7098), and an omnibus criminal justice reform package (HB 7125 - there is much to unpack in …
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Death Benefit Legislation Passes
SB 7098 (Senator Ed Hooper) and HB 7105 (Representative Alex Andrade) is the implementing language from the constitutional amendment passed during the 2018 election guaranteeing surviving family members of law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers a death benefit included in s.112.19 Florida …
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“Texting While Driving” Legislation Passes
After more than three years of effort, the Florida Legislature finally reached an agreement on how to enforce a "texting while driving" ban. The bills upgrade the current law governing "texting while driving" moving the traffic offense from a secondary …
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DNA Legislation Passes
The idea came to us from Palm Beach County PBA's Treasurer Lou Penque and Vice President Rick McAfee. After talking with a number of Homicide Investigators across Florida, we came up with a simple change to the law which has …
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Hearing Officer Rules in Favor of PBA and Correctional Officers!
The Florida PBA has been fighting to preserve the 12-hour work day and consistently opposed efforts by the FDC to force officers to work 8-hour shifts. Approximately 85 percent of Correctional Officers are in favor of staying on 12-hour shifts. …
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Capitol Report – April 19, 2019
The Florida PBA met with Governor Ron DeSantis this week to discuss our budget priorities. The Governor and his staff were gracious with their time. His message was clear, he fully supports Florida's law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and correctional …
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Florida PBA Corrections & Probation Officers Need Your Support
Please watch the following video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ0UZV_sbI4&list=PLsVaWXE-2uynWZpTXHr8Z-GKIEmW_SLXz Florida PBA Corrections & Probation Officers Need Your Support
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Capitol Report – April 12, 2019
We passed three bills and made some progress with the budget leadership this week. Overall, Florida PBA had a good showing. Please join me in thanking everyone who joined us in Tallahassee - President John "Kaz" Kazanjian, Palm Beach County …
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PBA’s COLA Bill passes Senate Committee
SB 784 by Senator Joe Gruters (HB 779 by Representative Chuck Clemons) unanimously passed the Florida Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee on April 10. The bill creates what we call a "hard floor" of 2% for the post-retirement Cost …
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Florida Police Benevolent Association membership is open to all certified law enforcement and corrections officers regardless of race, creed, sex or national origin. The Association is made up of semi-autonomous charters formed on a county-wide or regional basis, and local or statewide chapters.
