THE BILL ITSELF
HB 953
Commercial Driving Schools
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to commercial driving schools;
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creating s. 488.09, F.S.; authorizing the Department
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of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to enter into
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interagency agreements with tax collectors for a
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specified purpose; specifying that such an interagency
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agreement is a delegation of authority of the
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department to the tax collector; providing that such
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an interagency agreement may include, but need not be
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limited to, certain grants of authority; providing an
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effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 488.09, Florida Statutes, is created to
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read:
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488.09 Interagency agreements with tax collectors.—The
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Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may enter into
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interagency agreements with tax collectors authorizing such tax
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collectors to enforce this chapter. An interagency agreement
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entered into under this section is a delegation of the authority
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of the department to the tax collector. Such an interagency
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agreement may include, but need not be limited to, grants of
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authority to the tax collector, or his or her agent, to do any
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of the following:
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(1) Prohibit licensees operating commercial driving
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schools, and their agents, from entering upon the tax
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collector's premises, including its parking areas, unless such
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licensees and agents are seeking tax collector services in their
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personal capacities.
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(2) Prohibit any course of conduct by licensees operating
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commercial driving schools, and their agents, which operates or
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would operate as a fraud or deceit upon a person, the
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department, or the tax collector.
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(3) Prohibit any transaction, practice, or course of
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business related to a commercial driving school which undermines
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the integrity of the driver license issuance process.
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(4) Require persons licensed to operate commercial driving
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schools, and their agents, to present pertinent licenses, agent
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identification cards, and certificates issued under this chapter
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upon demand of a law enforcement officer, a department employee,
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or an employee of the tax collector.
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(5) Enter the premises where a commercial driving school
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is located to ensure compliance with state and local laws
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regulating the business of commercial driving schools.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.