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ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a bill that requires day care facilities to install alarms in their transport vehicles.
Under the measure, day care facilities across the state will be required to install after-market car alarms, if they are not already included. The alarms alert drivers if someone or something is left in the back seats.
State Sen. Linda Stewart, of Orlando, introduced the legislation in the Senate and has been trying to pass SB 252, or the “Child Safety Alarm Act,” for years.
In 2017, 3-year-old Myles Hill died after being left in the back of a hot day care van for up to 11 hours in Orlando.
The law goes into effect in October.
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Cathleigh is a newscast producer and has been with News 6 since 2014. She graduated from the University of North Florida with a degree in communications, with a focus in broadcast journalism. Cathleigh produces the 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. newscasts.
