House File 525 H-1177 Amend House File 525 as follows: 1 1. Page 1, after line 10 by inserting: 2 < Sec. ___. Section 20.7, Code 2011, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 20.7 Public employer rights —— justification for 5 privatization . 6 1. Public employers shall have, in addition 7 to all powers, duties, and rights established by 8 constitutional provision, statute, ordinance, charter, 9 or special act, the exclusive power, duty, and the 10 right to: 11 1. a. Direct the work of its public employees. 12 2. b. Hire, promote, demote, transfer, assign and 13 retain public employees in positions within the public 14 agency. 15 3. c. Suspend or discharge public employees for 16 proper cause. 17 4. d. Maintain the efficiency of governmental 18 operations. 19 5. e. Relieve public employees from duties because 20 of lack of work or for other legitimate reasons. 21 6. f. Determine and implement methods, means, 22 assignments and personnel by which the public 23 employer’s operations are to be conducted. 24 7. g. Take such actions as may be necessary to 25 carry out the mission of the public employer. 26 8. h. Initiate, prepare, certify , and administer 27 its budget. 28 9. i. Exercise all powers and duties granted to 29 the public employer by law. 30 2. A public employer shall justify on the basis of 31 cost efficiency any measures relating to privatization 32 of jobs held by public employees employed by the public 33 employer that the public employer pursues. A public 34 employer shall provide written documentation of the 35 justification to each public employee whose job is or 36 may be privatized within thirty days of the date on 37 which the public employer first pursues privatization 38 of the public employee’s job. > 39 2. By renumbering as necessary. 40 ______________________________ HUNTER of Polk ______________________________ -1- HF525.1091 (3) 84 je/rj 1/ 1 #1. #2.