§ 14-10. Driver Education Safety Act.

(a)

Pursuant to the authority granted to the board in F.S. § 318.1215, the clerk of courts shall collect an additional three dollars ($3.00) with each civil traffic penalty, excluding parking violations, levied in Orange County.

(b)

The clerk of courts shall keep a record of collections generated pursuant to this section. The clerk shall forward these monies to the board of county commissioners for deposit into a special and separate account titled "Driver Education Safety Trust Fund."

(c)

Monies deposited into the driver education safety trust fund shall be used to financially assist traffic education programs in public and nonpublic schools in Orange County. These funds shall be used only for direct educational expenses and not for administration purposes. Funds generated pursuant to this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant existing monies for driver's education programs. Public and nonpublic schools using these funds shall account for how those funds are expended. An agreement shall be entered into by and between Orange County Government and the Orange County School Board (in the case of public schools) or the governing body of any nonpublic school to ensure that all the requirements of this section are met.

(Ord. No. 2004-20 , § 3, 12-14-04)