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Commission aligns Broward motor‑carrier insurance limits with state standard to ease costs for child transport providers
Summary
The Broward County Commission on Oct. 7 adopted an ordinance changing motor‑carrier insurance requirements to align with state insurance limits cited in the hearing, after testimony that the existing $500,000 combined single limit was unaffordable for small private child‑transport providers.
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 7 enacted an ordinance amending county motor‑carrier insurance requirements to align with state insurance standards for certain private transportation operators, a move sponsors said is intended to reduce costs for small private child‑transport providers while maintaining minimum protections.
The public hearing and debate centered on privately operated student and child transportation companies that said Broward County’s prior combined single‑limit requirement (reported by staff and industry speakers as $500,000) made insurance unaffordable for small operators and pushed…
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