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Board of Commissioners Page 2 of 2 January 14, 2015 School Driver Education Program. The organization has trained over 3,700 students since this program was established. Through this program, the Florida Virtual School and the United Safety Council has teamed up to provide Orange County students a free full course in Driver Education. Students receive both online and behind -the -wheel training. According to United Safety Council staff, this program is fully funded through the Dori Slosberg fee in Orange County. The United Safety Council is interested in providing this program in Indian River County as well. Furthermore, staff has indicated that this program could be funded with the Dori Slosberg fees in Indian River County, as has been done in Orange County. An additional vendor (A Treasure Coast Driving School) has contacted the County and the School District and expressed interest in providing driver education for Indian River County. It should also be noted that the County has provided funding to St. Edward's School from Dori Slosberg funds in the past. These previous payments were made to reimburse St. Edward's School for the cost of a driver education program provided by A Treasure Coast Driving School. For this service, St. Edward's pays a flat rate per student. In summary, there appear to be at least two options available for the provision of driver education for Indian River County students. At least one of these alternatives has indicated that the program could be fully funded through the Dori Slosberg fee, which meets the parameters set by the School District to provide driver education programs to students. It is important to note here that the schools will have the responsibility of implementing any driver education program including the selection of a vendor, not the Board of County Commissioners. Rather, the Board is the entity that has the authority to levy the Dori Slosberg fee and administer the funds (which includes ensuring compliance with the Dori Slosberg Driver Education Safety Act). Therefore, the Board needs only to make a determination of whether to charge the Dori Slosberg fee ($5.00) on traffic citations going forward. In making this determination, the Board will need to consider how funding should be allocated between the School District and St. Edward's. This determination may impact the School District's ability to provide a program within the limits of the Dori Slosberg funds. The Dori Slosberg fee may only be adopted via ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners. If the Board determines that the Dori Slosberg fee should be reinstated, then staff will prepare an ordinance to be submitted for consideration during a public hearing at a later date. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends that the Board of Commissioners determine whether to charge the Dori Slosberg fee of $5.00 on each civil traffic penalty in Indian River County. Attachment Letter from School District dated June 3, 2014 APPROVED AGENDA ITEM: BY: 04,6_014 G Jos ph A. Baird /1 County Administrator FOR: January 20, 2015 Indian River County Approved Date Administrator 005. ( 4: County Attorney \It 0414. Budget qi* I/1 4 15 Department 148