Florida students face new driver education requirement starting July 1
The latest law: Florida teens getting ready to hit the roads soon will face a new requirement.
Starting July 1, they’ll have to complete a driver education classroom course before being able to obtain a learner’s permit. Previously, they’ve only needed to pass a course on traffic laws and substance abuse.
Some schools, including Florida Virtual, already offer driver education. Many scaled back the program years ago as a cost saving measure.
FLVS instructor Debbie Adams told The Mirror that lawmakers “really got this right.” More from WEAR.
Hot topics
UF president search: University of Florida trustees chairperson Mori Hosseini said the board stood by its selection of Santa Ono, and offered no immediate next steps in the process. Trustees are holding a retreat today, where more information might emerge. • State House Speaker Daniel Perez said UF could have avoided its mess of a president search had the Legislature adopted a measure aimed at making searches more transparent, Florida Phoenix reports.
High school football: Parents at Union County High are demanding answers of the superintendent who fired their school’s football coach, WCJB reports.
College leadership: A Polk State College trustee blasted the school’s Faculty Senate over its attempted no-confidence vote in president Angela Falconetti, the Ledger reports.
Budgets: House and Senate budget negotiators remained $80 million apart on funding Florida’s preeminent state universities, Florida Politics reports. • They stood about $180 million apart on funding for K-12 advanced and career programs, Florida Politics reports. Conference committees plan to take Friday off and resume their work on Saturday.
Book challenges: Three Florida parents are appealing a federal court’s dismissal of their lawsuit that contends the state violated their rights by not allowing them to challenge school book removals, USA Today Florida Network reports.
From the court docket … Former Broward County superintendent Robert Runcie heads to trial nearly four years after being arrested on a felony perjury charge, the Sun-Sentinel reports.
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