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Committee approves $10 assessment fee, raises DUI-school fees amid debate over online courses
Summary
A legislative committee approved amendments to increase fees for court-ordered DUI education programs, including a $10 assessment fee; members debated keeping courses in person versus allowing online options to preserve access for rural and disabled participants.
The committee voted to add a $10 assessment fee to court-ordered DUI education programs and approved the bill as amended after extended discussion about program access and the financial viability of providers.
Chairman Powell framed the fee increase as an effort to keep intervention providers solvent and to preserve the in-person, group setting that instructors and some judges say is essential to changing offender behavior. Powell said many providers have closed or consolidated; he cited DeKalb County as an example where programs fell from 22 to eight providers in recent years because of rising costs.
Powell proposed fee restructuring that…
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