| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to driving safety; providing a short |
| 3 | title; designating Drowsy Driving Prevention Week; |
| 4 | encouraging the Department of Highway Safety and Motor |
| 5 | Vehicles and the Department of Transportation to educate |
| 6 | the law enforcement community and the public about the |
| 7 | relationship between fatigue and driving performance; |
| 8 | providing an effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Ronshay Dugans |
| 13 | Act." |
| 14 | Section 2. (1) The first week of September is designated |
| 15 | as "Drowsy Driving Prevention Week" in this state. |
| 16 | (2) During Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, the Department |
| 17 | of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the Department of |
| 18 | Transportation are encouraged to educate the law enforcement |
| 19 | community and the public about the relationship between fatigue |
| 20 | and performance and the research showing fatigue to be as much |
| 21 | of an impairment as alcohol and as dangerous behind the wheel. |
| 22 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |