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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
DeSantis signs law allowing child care center employees to undergo training to carry guns
Employees of child care centers would have to undergo a 144-hour training as part of the expanded school guardian program (Getty Images) Child care center employees can undergo training to carry guns at work under a law Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Wednesday. The change is part of an expansion of the school guardian program that already allows public and private school employees to act as law enforcement when an active shooter enters their campus. The Florida Legislature established the program after the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people. Currently, 53 counties participate in the program, which requires volunteer school employees to undergo a 144-hour training, according to a legislative analysis of the bill, SB 1470, which lawmakers passed unanimously. 'I think that's going to be something that people are going to like,' DeSantis said of the program expansion during a Wednesday press conference at Winter Haven Senior High. Additionally, the law revises school door locking requirements, appeasing sheriffs' concerns. The new law allows classrooms to use temporary locks, requires school safety protocol to apply for 30 minutes before and after school, and exempts door locking for career and technical education classrooms where ventilation is required. 'I think what the Legislature did is they tweaked this. They made sure that, yes, we want to be able to create blocks to keep bad guys out, but we also want it to be practical,' the governor said. 'We want to make sure people are able to do their daily tasks and get to where they need to go.' Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd previously told Florida Phoenix that the door-locking law passed in 2024 was 'clunky and difficult to understand and easy to violate it even without the intent to violate it.' DeSantis signed two other bills. HB 279 brings harsher penalties for false reporting of a crime, and HB 1099 gives police officers discretion over whether they should immediately arrest someone in a hospital, nursing home, or assisted living facility. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
Associated Press
26-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Utah Becomes Eighth State to Regulate Earned Wage Access
DailyPay commends Governor Spencer Cox for signing HB 279 into law categorizing EWA as its own financial product NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, March 26, 2025 / / -- DailyPay, a worktech company and the leading provider of earned wage access, celebrates another regulatory achievement as Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed HB 279 on March 25, 2025, regulating Earned Wage Access (EWA) as its own financial product in the state. The bill passed with unanimous support in the Utah Senate and the House of Representatives with leadership from sponsors Rep. Cory Maloy and Sen. Chris Wilson. The legislation correctly codifies the EWA industry's best practices into law, including recognizing EWA as its own financial product, and requires all EWA consumers to receive the same protections regardless of the product they're using. Utah is now the eighth state to regulate EWA, further advancing regulatory certainty across the country. 'It is heartening to see every Democrat and Republican state legislator in Utah recognize that EWA is its own financial product that deserves its own regulatory framework, to protect both consumers and businesses,' said Ryan Naples, Vice President of Public Policy, DailyPay. 'Utah is the first unanimous vote for an EWA law but joins seven other states in the country to put smart EWA regulations into law that do not wrongly categorize the service as a loan, and we applaud the legislature and Governor for advancing this legislation.' DailyPay remains dedicated to delivering innovative products and services that enhance workers' financial lives. EWA offers workers greater financial flexibility and control of their finances and is a safe and important alternative to late fees, overdraft fees or high-interest credit products. With the enactment of this measure, DailyPay looks forward to supporting Utah employers and employees alike in achieving their financial goals. DailyPay will continue to work with state and federal policymakers to ensure that the wide adoption of EWA by employers, and the impactful financial wellness benefits it brings to their employees, are fully understood. About DailyPay DailyPay is transforming the way people get paid. As a worktech company and the industry's leading earned wage access solution, DailyPay uses an award-winning technology platform to help America's top employers build stronger relationships with their employees. This voluntary employee benefit enables workers everywhere to feel more motivated to work harder and stay longer on the job while supporting their financial well-being outside of the workplace. DailyPay is headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit Samantha Padilla David Schwarz DailyPay Legal Disclaimer:
