Legal Opinion

School District of Collier County v. Fuqua

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 5, 2014No. 2D13-602Published

1Opinion of the Court

LaROSE, Judge.

The Collier County School District (the District) appeals the final order of the Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) that disregarded the hearing officer’s findings and recommended order regarding Dr. Beverly Brown Fuqua’s complaint alleging a violation of Florida’s veterans’-preference statutes. See §§ 295.07-295.09, Fla. Stat. (2012). We have jurisdiction. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.030(b)(1)(C). PERC improperly reweighed the hearing officer’s factual findings and substituted its own. Consequently, we reverse.

In 2012, Dr. Fuqua, already a teacher in the District, applied…

2Cases cited6 opinions

Gross v. Department of HealthDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
Lantz v. SmithDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
Bush v. BroganDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
Harris v. State, Public Employees Relations CommissionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
West Coast Regional Water Supply Authority v. HarrisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992

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