FL S0690

Named the "Jace Lucas Leslie Act," the bill creates s. 316.2226, F.S., requiring any person who drives one or more children up to age 6 in a motor vehicle to equip the vehicle with a department-approved alarm system that prompts the driver to check for unattended occupants before exiting, effective October 1, 2024

Violations are classified as noncriminal traffic infractions, punishable as moving violations under chapter 318

The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles must launch a public awareness campaign about the required alarm systems by September 1, 2024, and must adopt rules establishing minimum safety standards and maintain a list of approved alarm manufacturers

Exempted vehicles include buses used for compensated passenger transport, farm tractors, trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating over 26,000 pounds, motorcycles, mopeds, bicycles, and electric bicycles

Amends child care facility licensing standards (s. 402.305, F.S.) to require procedures for notifying a child's emergency contact if the child does not arrive at the scheduled time and the facility has not received advance notice of the child's absence