FL S1416

Requires public transit providers to post yellow warning signs by January 1, 2021, stating that assaulting a transit worker is a felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison

Mandates public transit providers create and implement a risk reduction program by July 1, 2021, including conflict de-escalation training for transit operators

Authorizes deployment of assault mitigation infrastructure such as barriers to protect transit operators' workstations

Adds public transit employees and agents to the list of protected persons under Florida's assault and battery statute (s. 784.07)

Reclassifies assault on protected persons (including law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical providers, and transit workers) from a second-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony