The Florida Senate passed a bill 36-0 on Tuesday that would require a person 18 years of age or older to complete a traffic law and substance abuse education course to obtain a Florida driver’s license and pass a driver’s education safety course for a learner’s permit, as well as additional penalties for texting while driving.
Sen. Jay Collins (R-Tampa) filed the bill (SB 994) in the Senate. Sen. Collins detailed his bill on the chamber floor.
“The bill aims to improve the educational requirements for obtaining both a standard driver’s license and a learner’s driver’s license,” Collins said. “Applicants for a driver’s license who are 18 years of age or older must complete a traffic law and substance abuse education course unless they have previously been licensed in another jurisdiction, or have successfully completed a Department of Education driver’s ed course prior.”…