Florida Senate - 2022                                    SB 1518
       
       
        
       By Senator Berman
       
       
       
       
       
       31-00056-22                                           20221518__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to lactation space; creating s. 29.24,
    3         F.S.; requiring at least one lactation space to be
    4         provided in each county courthouse; providing
    5         requirements for the lactation space; authorizing the
    6         use of state or private funds to provide lactation
    7         space in appellate courthouses; providing exceptions;
    8         declaring that this act fulfills an important state
    9         interest; providing an effective date.
   10          
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Section 29.24, Florida Statutes, is created to
   14  read:
   15         29.24 Lactation space in courthouses.—
   16         (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, by
   17  January 1, 2023, each county courthouse must provide at least
   18  one dedicated lactation space outside of the confines of a
   19  restroom for members of the public to express breast milk or
   20  breastfeed in private. The space must be hygienic, be shielded
   21  from public view, be free from intrusion while occupied, and
   22  contain an electrical outlet.
   23         (2) The person responsible for the operation of the
   24  facility housing each district court of appeal may use state
   25  appropriated funds or private funding to provide a lactation
   26  space as set forth in subsection (1).
   27         (3) The requirements of subsection (1) do not apply to a
   28  courthouse if the person who is responsible for the operation of
   29  the courthouse determines that:
   30         (a) The courthouse does not contain a lactation space for
   31  employees which may be used by the members of the public and the
   32  courthouse does not have:
   33         1. A space that could be repurposed as a lactation space
   34  open to the public; or
   35         2. A space that could be made private at a reasonable cost
   36  using portable materials, contingent upon private funding being
   37  made available for those costs.
   38         (b) New construction would be required to create the
   39  lactation space.
   40         Section 2. The Legislature finds that this act fulfills an
   41  important state interest.
   42         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.