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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to wage and employment benefits; 2
amending s. 218.077, F.S.; prohibiting political 3
subdivisions from maintaining a certain minimum wage; 4
prohibiting political subdivisions from controlling, 5
affecting, or awarding preferences relating to wages 6
or employment benefits of entities contracting with 7
the political subdivision; providing applicability; 8
conforming a provision to changes made by the act; 9
amending s. 448.110, F.S.; providing that the state 10
minimum wage only applies to individuals who are 11
entitled to receive the federal minimum wage under the 12
federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended; 13
providing applicability; providing an effective d ate. 14
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16
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Section 1. Subsection (2) and paragraph (a) of subsection 18
(3) of section 218.077, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 19
218.077 Wage and employment benefits requirements by 20
political subdivisions; restrictions. — 21
(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a 22
political subdivision may not establish, mandate, maintain, or 23
otherwise require an employer to pay a minimum wage, other than 24
a state or federal minimum wage, to ap ply a state or federal 25
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minimum wage to wages exempt from a state or federal minimum 26
wage, or to provide employment benefits not otherwise required 27
by state or federal law. 28
(b) A political subdivision may not through its purchasing 29
or contracting procedur es seek to control or affect the wages or 30
employment benefits provided by its vendors, contractors, 31
service providers, or other parties doing business with the 32
political subdivision. A political subdivision may not through 33
the use of evaluation factors, qu alification of bidders, or 34
otherwise award preferences on the basis of wages or employment 35
benefits provided by its vendors, contractors, service 36
providers, or other parties doing business with the political 37
subdivision. This paragraph only applies to cont racts, 38
purchasing or contracting procedures, evaluation factors, 39
qualifications of bidders, or other award preferences adopted by 40
a political subdivision related to wages or employment benefits 41
provided by vendors, contractors, service providers, or other 42
parties doing business with the political subdivision entered 43
into on or after the date this act becomes a law. 44
(3) This section does not: 45
(a) Limit the authority of a political subdivision to 46
establish a minimum wage other than a state or federal mini mum 47
wage or to provide employment benefits not otherwise required 48
under state or federal law: 49
1. For the employees of the political subdivision; or 50
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2. For the employees of an employer contracting to provide 51
goods or services for the political subdivisi on, or for the 52
employees of a subcontractor of such an employer, under the 53
terms of a contract with the political subdivision; or 54
2.3. For the employees of an employer receiving a direct 55
tax abatement or subsidy from the political subdivision, as a 56
condition of the direct tax abatement or subsidy. 57
Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 448.110, Florida 58
Statutes, is amended to read: 59
448.110 State minimum wage; annual wage adjustment; 60
enforcement.— 61
(3) Effective May 2, 2005, Employers shall pay employ ees a 62
minimum wage at an hourly rate of $6.15 for all hours worked in 63
Florida. Only those individuals entitled to receive the federal 64
minimum wage under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act , as 65
amended, and its implementing regulations shall be eligible to 66
receive the state minimum wage pursuant to s. 24, Art. X of the 67
State Constitution and this section. The provisions of ss. 213 68
and 214 of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as interpreted 69
by applicable federal regulations and implemented by the 70
Secretary of Labor, are incorporated herein. 71
Section 3. The amendments to s. 448.110, Florida Statutes, 72
in this act are intended to clarify existing law. 73
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 74