| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to hot car death prevention; providing 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | a short title; creating s. 683.336, F.S.; designating 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | the month of April as "Hot Car Death Prevention 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Month"; encouraging specified entities to sponsor 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | events to promote public awareness on the dangers of 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle; 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | providing methods to prevent hot car deaths; providing 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | an effective date. 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Be It Enacted by the Legisl ature of the State of Florida: 11 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 1. This act may be cited as "Ariya's Act." 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Section 2. Section 683.336, Florida Statutes, is created 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | to read: 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 683.336 Hot Car Death Prevention Month. - 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (1) The month of April is designated as "Hot Car Death 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Prevention Month," to raise awareness of the dangers of leaving 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | children in motor vehicles unattended and to educate the public 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | in preventing hot car deaths of children. 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (2) The Department of Children and Families, the 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Department of Health, the Departm ent of Highway Safety and Motor 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Vehicles, local governments, and other agencies are encouraged 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | to sponsor events that promote public awareness on the dangers 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle and methods to 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | prevent hot car deaths of children , including educating the 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | public relating to: 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (a) Proper motor vehicle safety for children; 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (b) The criminal penalties associated with leaving a child 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | in a motor vehicle unattended or unsupervised; and 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (c) Steps a bystander can take to rescue a vuln erable 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | child in imminent danger, as set forth in s. 768.139. 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 33 |
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