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Florida Senate - 2005 CS for SB 2478
By the Committee on Education; and Senator Lynn
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to for-hire bus drivers;
3 creating s. 125.5805, F.S.; requiring counties
4 to adopt ordinances relating to registration of
5 drivers who transport school students for hire;
6 providing specified qualifications, including
7 background screening and commercial driver
8 licensure; providing for applicability;
9 providing an effective date.
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. Section 125.5805, Florida Statutes, is
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15 125.5805 For-hire bus drivers; transport of school
16 students; required local ordinances; minimum requirements;
17 reimbursement of costs; exclusion.--
18 (1) No later than January 1, 2006, all counties must
19 adopt an ordinance that requires every driver of a motor
20 vehicle that is regularly used for the transportation of
21 students to or from school, or to or from school activities,
22 who receives compensation for such services to register with
23 the county.
24 (2) The ordinance shall require, at a minimum, that
25 each driver provide documentation that the driver:
26 (a) Has met level 2 background screening standards set
27 forth in chapter 435; and
28 (b) Holds a valid commercial driver's license with a
29 passenger endorsement.
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1 (3) Each driver shall reimburse the county for any
2 costs of background screening or for any other expenses
3 related to administration of the ordinance.
4 (4) The provisions of this section do not apply to
5 drivers employed by a public school or private school who meet
6 the requirements of s. 1012.45 or s. 1002.42.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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9 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
10 Senate Bill 2478
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12 The committee substitute requires counties to adopt an
ordinance for the registration of for-hire bus drivers who
13 transport students. The committee substitute also:
14 -Requires a driver to provide specific proof at the time
of registration with the county and to reimburse the
15 county for administrative expenses.
16 -Provides an exception to the registration requirements
for drivers who meet specific criteria.
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