Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2478
                        Barcode 855330
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11  The Committee on Education (Lynn) recommended the following
12  amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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17  and insert:  
18         Section 1.  Section 125.5805, Florida Statutes, is
19  created to read:
20         125.5805  For-hire bus drivers; transport of school
21  students; required local ordinances; minimum requirements;
22  reimbursement of costs; exclusion.--
23         (1)  No later than January 1, 2006, all counties must
24  adopt an ordinance that requires every driver of a motor
25  vehicle that is regularly used for the transportation of
26  students to or from school, or to or from school activities,
27  who receives compensation for such services to register with
28  the county.
29         (2)  The ordinance shall require, at a minimum, that
30  each driver provide documentation that the driver:
31         (a)  Has met level 2 background screening standards set
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 2478 Barcode 855330 1 forth in chapter 435; and 2 (b) Holds a valid commercial driver's license with a 3 passenger endorsement. 4 (3) Each driver shall reimburse the county for any 5 costs of background screening or for any other expenses 6 related to administration of the ordinance. 7 (4) The provisions of this section do not apply to 8 drivers employed by a public school or private school who meet 9 the requirements of s. 1012.45 or s. 1002.42. 10 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. 11 12 13 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 14 And the title is amended as follows: 15 Delete everything before the enacting clause 16 17 and insert: 18 A bill to be entitled 19 An act relating to for-hire bus drivers; 20 creating s. 125.5805, F.S.; requiring counties 21 to adopt ordinances relating to registration of 22 drivers who transport school students for hire; 23 providing specified qualifications, including 24 background screening and commercial driver 25 licensure; providing for applicability; 26 providing an effective date. 27 28 29 30 31 2 12:15 PM 04/11/05 s2478c-ed07-k0a