Florida SB 584: Commercial Driving Schools

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584 
Commercial Driving Schools 
2026-03-18T11:21:12Z 
Authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to enter into interagency agreements with tax collectors for a specified purpose; specifying that such an interagency agreement is a delegation of authority of the department to the tax collector; providing that such an interagency agreement may include, but need not be limited to, certain grants of authority, etc. 
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 2026 Legislature SB 584 

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 2 An act relating to commercial driving schools; 
 3 creating s. 488.09, F.S.; authorizing the Department 
 4 of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to enter into 
 5 interagency agreements with tax collectors for a 
 6 specified purpose; specifying that such an interagency 
 7 agreement is a delegation of authority of the 
 8 department to the tax collector; providing that such 
 9 an interagency agreement may include, but need not be 
 10 limited to, certain grants of authority; providing an 
 11 effective date. 
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 13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 15 Section 1. Section 488.09, Florida Statutes, is created to 
 16 read: 
 17 488.09 Interagency agreements with tax collectors.—The 
 18 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may enter into 
 19 interagency agreements with tax collectors authorizing such tax 
 20 collectors to enforce this chapter. An interagency agreement 
 21 entered into under this section is a delegation of the authority 
 22 of the department to the tax collector. Such an interagency 
 23 agreement may include, but need not be limited to, grants of 
 24 authority to the tax collector, or his or her agent, to do any 
 25 of the following: 
 26 (1) Prohibit licensees operating commercial driving 
 27 schools, and their agents, from entering upon the tax 
 28 collector’s premises, including its parking areas, unless such 
 29 licensees and agents are seeking tax collector services in their 
 30 personal capacities. 
 31 (2) Prohibit any course of conduct by licensees operating 
 32 commercial driving schools, and their agents, which operates or 
 33 would operate as a fraud or deceit upon a person, the 
 34 department, or the tax collector. 
 35 (3) Prohibit any transaction, practice, or course of 
 36 business related to a commercial driving school which undermines 
 37 the integrity of the driver license issuance process. 
 38 (4) Require persons licensed to operate commercial driving 
 39 schools, and their agents, to present pertinent licenses, agent 
 40 identification cards, and certificates issued under this chapter 
 41 upon demand of a law enforcement officer, a department employee, 
 42 or an employee of the tax collector. 
 43 (5) Enter the premises where a commercial driving school is 
 44 located to ensure compliance with state and local laws 
 45 regulating the business of commercial driving schools. 
 46 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.