| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to excuse from jury service; amending s. |
| 3 | 40.013, F.S.; expanding parental eligibility to be excused |
| 4 | from jury service; providing an effective date. |
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| 6 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 8 | Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 40.013, Florida |
| 9 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 10 | 40.013 Persons disqualified or excused from jury |
| 11 | service.-- |
| 12 | (4) Any expectant mother, any mother who is breastfeeding |
| 13 | a child under 2 years of age, and any parent who is not employed |
| 14 | full time and who has custody of a child under 6 years of age, |
| 15 | upon request, shall be excused from jury service. |
| 16 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |