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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006 04 24 Consent Item 404 Resolution 2006-23 COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM 404 Public Hearings Regular Consent X Informational April 24. 2006 Regular Meeting Mgr. / Dept. Authorization REQUEST: Mayor John F. Bush and the City Manager are asking the City Commission to approve the attached Resolution 2006-23 related to supporting legislation to make Driver Education mandatory in public High Schools. PURPOSE: This Resolution Number 2006-23 is being requested to offer our City's support of mandatory Driver Education in Florida High Schools. CONSIDERATIONS: Metroplan Orlando has requested that the City of Winter Springs support legislation to make Driver Education mandatory in public High Schools. ATTACHMENT: A. Resolution Number 2006-23 RECOMMENDA TION: The City Commission is asked to approve Resolution 2006-23 which offers our support of mandatory Driver's Education in Florida's High Schools. COMMISSION ACTION: ATTACHMENT "A" RESOLUTION NUMBER 2006-23 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO MAKE DRIVER EDUCATION MANDATORY IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, traffic accidents are the leading cause of injury and death among teenage drivers between the age of 16-19; and WHEREAS, Florida Statutes 1003.48 "Instruction in operation of motor vehicles" states: "a course of study and instruction in the safe and lawful operation of a motor vehicle shall be made available by each district school board to students in the secondary schools in the state. The district school board shall prescribe standards for the course required by this section and for instructional personnel directly employed by the district school board"; and WHEREAS, driver education is offered as an elective in public high schools in the State of Florida; and WHEREAS, due to resource constraints, driver education in most public high schools in the State of Florida includes classroom instruction and simulation training but not behind- the-wheel training and as a result, many teenage drivers are unable to afford to pay for private classes and behind-the-wheel training or turn to parents who lack the qualifications to properly meet this need; and WHEREAS, under Florida Statutes 318.1215, Dori Slosberg Driver Education Safety Act states "a board of county commissioners may require, by ordinance, that the clerk of the court collect an additional $3 with each civil traffic penalty, which shall be used to fund driver education programs in public and nonpublic schools. The ordinance shall provide for the board of county commissioners to administer the funds, which shall be used for enhancement, and not replacement, of driver education program funds. The funds shall be used for program receiving funds pursuant to this section shall require that a minimum of 30 percent of a student's time in the program be behind-the-wheel training;" and WHEREAS, the City of Winter Springs supports the continuing efforts of the public schools in the State if Florida to ensure that teenage drivers learn to be responsible and safe drivers. City of Winter Springs, Florida Resolution 2006-23 Page 1 of2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA: SECTION I - That this Resolution urges state legislation to be enacted to make driver education, including behind-the-wheel training, mandatory for teenage drivers in public high schools in the State of Florida and to provide funding for the incremental costs of this mandate. SECTION II - That this Resolution supporting MANDA TORY DRIVER EDUCATION IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS be recorded upon the public records and Minutes of said City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS _ DAY OF APRIL, 2006. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused this seal to be affixed. JOHN F. BUSH, MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK DATE: City of Winter Springs, Florida Resolution Number 2006-23 Page 2 of2 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2006-23 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO MAKE DRIVER EDUCATION MANDATORY IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, traffic accidents are the leading cause of injury and death among teenage drivers between the age of 16-19; and WHEREAS, Florida Statutes 1003.48 "Instruction in operation of motor vehicles" states: "a course of study and instruction in the safe and lawful operation of a motor vehicle shall be made available by each district school board to students in the secondary schools in the state. The district school board shall prescribe standards for the course required by this section and for instructional personnel directly employed by the district school board"; and WHEREAS, driver education is offered as an elective in public high schools in the State of Florida; and WHEREAS, due to resource constraints, driver education in most public high schools in the State of Florida includes classroom instruction and simulation training but not behind- the-wheel training and as a result, many teenage drivers are unable to afford to pay for private classes and behind-the-wheel training or turn to parents who lack the qualifications to properly meet this need; and WHEREAS, under Florida Statutes 318.1215, Dori Slosberg Driver Education Safety Act states "a board of county commissioners may require, by ordinance, that the clerk of the court collect an additional $3 with each civil traffic penalty, which shall be used to fund driver education programs in public and nonpublic schools. The ordinance shall provide for the board of county commissioners to administer the funds, which shall be used for enhancement, and not replacement, of driver education program funds. The funds shall be used for program receiving funds pursuant to this section shall require that a minimum of 30 percent of a student's time in the program be behind-the-wheel training;" and WHEREAS, the City of Winter Springs supports the continuing efforts of the public schools in the State if Florida to ensure that teenage drivers learn to be responsible and safe drivers. City of Winter Springs, Florida Resolution 2006-23 Page I of2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA: SECTION I - That this Resolution urges state legislation to be enacted to make driver education, including behind-the-wheel training, mandatory for teenage drivers in public high schools in the State of Florida and to provide funding for the incremental costs of this mandate. SECTION II - That this Resolution supporting MANDA TORY DRIVER EDUCATION IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS be recorded upon the public records and Minutes of said City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 24th DAY OF APRIL, 2006. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused this seal to be affixed. JOHN F. BUSH, MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK DATE: April 24, 2006 City of Winter Springs, Florida Resolution Number 2006-23 Page 2 of2