Loading chat...
FL S0568
Bill
AI Summary
- Organizations such as camps, schools, and child care centers must obtain swimming proficiency certification, a parental attestation of swimming ability, or a signed waiver acknowledging inability to swim before granting water access to children age 12 and under or children with autism age 18 and under
- Organizations must provide U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation devices (Type II for public bathing places in international orange; Type II or III for pools) to children identified as unable to swim, and must properly fit and fasten the devices
- Counties with populations over 250,000 and municipalities over 100,000 must create pilot programs by October 1, 2025, to install drowning prevention stations—equipped with life-saving ring buoys, signage, and optionally SMART technology with 911 alerts, cameras, and GPS—at high-risk public water access areas, spaced at least every 1,000 feet along shorelines
- Participating counties and municipalities must report pilot program data to the Department of Environmental Protection by December 1, 2025, which must then submit a final report to the Governor and Legislature with results and a potential statewide expansion plan
- Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, parents or legal guardians of students diagnosed with autism must annually provide water safety and swimming certification information to the child's public school
Legislative Description
Swimming Safety
Last Action
Died in Health Policy
6/16/2025
Full Bill Text
No bill text available