Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1150
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/30/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability
       (Latvala) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete line 2507
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 65. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
    6  318.1451, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         318.1451 Driver improvement schools.—
    8         (2)(a) In determining whether to approve the courses
    9  referenced in this section, the department shall consider course
   10  content designed to promote safety, driver awareness, crash
   11  avoidance techniques, awareness of the risks associated with
   12  using a handheld electronic communication device while operating
   13  a motor vehicle, and other factors or criteria to improve driver
   14  performance from a safety viewpoint.
   15         Section 66. Subsection (1) of section 322.095, Florida
   16  Statutes, is amended to read:
   17         322.095 Traffic law and substance abuse education program
   18  for driver’s license applicants.—
   19         (1) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
   20  must approve traffic law and substance abuse education courses
   21  that must be completed by applicants for a Florida driver’s
   22  license. The curricula for the courses must provide instruction
   23  on the physiological and psychological consequences of the abuse
   24  of alcohol and other drugs, the societal and economic costs of
   25  alcohol and drug abuse, the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on
   26  the driver of a motor vehicle, the risks associated with using a
   27  handheld electronic communication device while operating a motor
   28  vehicle, and the laws of this state relating to the operation of
   29  a motor vehicle. All instructors teaching the courses shall be
   30  certified by the department.
   31         Section 67. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
   32  act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2011.
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   36         And the title is amended as follows:
   37         Delete lines 229 - 230
   38  and insert:
   39         conforming a cross-reference; amending ss. 318.1451
   40         and 322.095, F.S.; requiring the curricula of driver
   41         improvement schools and education programs for
   42         driver's license applicants to include instruction on
   43         the risks associated with using a handheld electronic
   44         communication device while operating a motor vehicle;
   45         providing effective dates.