CONTACT PERSON

CONTACT PERSON
1. MEMORANDUM

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Commissioner of Education

F. PHILIP HANDY,

T. WILLARD FAIR,

Vice Chairman

LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.

CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA

JULIA L. JOHNSON

WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.

CONTACT PERSON

MaryJo.Butler@fldoe.org

rdowns@tempest.coedu.usf.edu

DPS: 04-081

District School Superintendents

February 13, 2004

DRIVER LICENSE/SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PROGRAM REPORT

SECOND QUARTER REPORT 2003-2004

Please find attached a copy of the report from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor

Vehicles (DHSMV) for the second quarter of 2003-2004. This report now includes manual

additions and deletions by department personnel. The names of students transmitted to the

DHSMV will be mailed under separate cover to your district's Director of Student Services. Our

staff reviewed the report and compiled the information into a state summary that reflects

transactions processed for school districts from October 1, 2003, through December 31, 2003

(Attachment 1

). This review also indicates the following districts did not transmit data for this

quarter: Calhoun, Holmes, Liberty, Monroe, Walton, and Washington.

JIM WARFORD

K – 12 Chancellor

325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org

District School Superintendents

February 13, 2004

For the second quarter of school year 2003-2004:

3,093 students received Notices of Intent to Suspend Driving Privileges

3,635 Notices of Intent to Suspend Driving Privileges were deleted

10,729 Non-Licensed drivers received notices that they were not eligible to apply and

receive driver’s licenses

7,810 Non-Licensed/Non-Compliance Orders were deleted

2,586 Suspension Orders were issued

2,260 Suspension Orders were cleared or deleted

117 students who reinstated their driving privilege received 2

The revised Technical Assistance Paper on Implementation of Attendance Requirements for

Minors to Maintain Their Driving Privilege, recently transmitted by DPS Memo 04-071, continues

to direct school districts to transmit student data to DHSMV at least once a week. Districts

reporting students as soon as they withdraw from school or accumulate 15 unexcused

absences in 90 calendar days are more successful at retrieving dropouts and improving student

attendance. Implementation of these requirements can improve district dropout and attendance

The DHSMV forms, HSMV 72870 (Student Compliance with Attendance Requirements for

Reinstatement of Driving Privilege/Eligibility for Licensure), and HSMV 72871 (Student

Compliance with Enrollment Requirements for a Home Education Program), have been revised

and are included as attachments in the Technical Assistance Paper

The revised forms are

effective immediately. All schools and district home education offices must use the newly

revised forms immediately. Previous reinstatement forms will no longer be accepted by the

DHSMV. Also, please note that effective October 1, 2003, the driver license reinstatement fee

has increased to $35.00. This fee must be paid prior to the reinstatement of driving privileges.

If you have questions regarding your data, please contact Donald Klein, DHSMV, at (850) 488-

3288. If you have questions concerning policies and procedures relating to the implementation

of the driver license/school attendance program requirements, please refer to the Technical

Assistance Paper on Implementation of Attendance Requirements for Minors to Maintain Their

Driving Privilege or contact Rich Downs via email at rdowns@tempest.coedu.usf.edu or by

telephone at (850) 922-3732 or SunCom 292-3732.

District Student Services Directors

School Social Work Supervisors

Attendance Supervisors

Guidance Supervisors

Dropout Prevention Coordinators

School District MIS Contacts

Data Processing Directors

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles