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County increases local driver-education fee to $5 under state statute to support school programs
Summary
The board adopted an ordinance to raise the locally collected civil-traffic fee used to support driver education from $3 to the $5 maximum authorized by Florida Statute 318.1215; a school official described expansion of in-school driver-education offerings in Pinellas County.
Pinellas County commissioners on Aug. 19 adopted an ordinance amending county code to increase the locally collected fee for driver-education support from $3 to $5 per civil traffic penalty, the maximum allowed under Florida Statute 318.1215. The measure passed unanimously.
A school district official who identified himself as Kevin described the district’s driver-education programs to the board, saying the district now offers driver education…
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