29.24 Lactation spaces in courthouses.—(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:1. A space that could be repurposed as a lactation space open to the public; or2. ntain a lactation space for employees which may be used by the members of the public and the courthouse does not have:1. A space that could be repurposed as a lactation space open to the public; or2. 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.—s. 1, ch. 2023-88.
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