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Driver Services requests funding for commercial-driver notifications, security and staff as digital license use grows
Summary
The Department of Driver Services asked the appropriations subcommittee for funding tied to federal-mandate notifications for commercial drivers, lease increases, armed guards at high-volume offices and additional personal-service funding as turnover declines. Commissioner Angelique McClendon cited about 620,000 digital-license users and roughly 9.1 million licensed drivers in Georgia.
Department of Driver Services Commissioner Angelique McClendon told the committee that Georgia has about 9.1 million valid driver records, including roughly 400,000 commercial drivers, and that digital driver's-license adoption has surpassed 600,000 users.
For FY27, DDS requested $150,000 to implement commercial-driver federal-mandate notifications, $159,000 to cover lease increases…
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