Florida’s homeless will be banned from sleeping in public spaces such as sidewalks and parks under a law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
FILE - A man lies in a park covered with a blanket against the cold, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Miami. Floridas homeless will be banned from sleeping in public spaces such as sidewalks and parks under a law signed Wednesday, March 20, 2024, by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The state Department of Children and Families would oversee local governments that set up designated areas for the homeless to camp for up to a year under the new law, which takes effect Oct. 1.
DeSantis, however, said the new law is a unique approach in pledging to provide the services that homeless people often need.
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