Title 29 · FL Chapter 29

Lactation spaces in courthouses

Citation: Fla. Stat. § 29.24

Section: 29.24

29.24

Lactation spaces in courthouses.

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(1)

Except as otherwise provided in this section, by January 1, 2024, each county courthouse must provide at least one dedicated lactation space outside the confines of a restroom for members of the public to express breast milk or breastfeed in private. The space must:

(a)

Be hygienic, clean and sanitary, and conducive to maintaining and preventing disease;

(b)

Be shielded from public view;

(c)

Be free from intrusion while occupied; and

(d)

Contain an electrical outlet.

(2)

The person responsible for the operation of the facility housing each district court of appeal may use state-appropriated funds or private funding to provide a lactation space as set forth in subsection (1).

(3)

The requirements of subsection (1) do not apply to a courthouse if the person who is responsible for the operation of the courthouse determines that:

(a)

New construction would be required to create the lactation space; and

(b)

The courthouse does not contain a lactation space for employees which may be used by the members of the public and the courthouse does not have:

A space that could be repurposed as a lactation space open to the public; or

A space that could be made private at a reasonable cost using portable materials, contingent upon private funding being made available for those costs.

History.

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s. 1, ch. 2023-88.