FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

  

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

BETTY COXE

 

CHARLIE CRIST

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

 

Commissioner

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

 

 

 

CONTACT PERSONS

 

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

Name:

 

Mary Jo Butler

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Rich Downs

  

 

  

  

  

  

  

Phone:

(850)

922-3727

 

  

  

  

  

  

Suncom:

292-3727

 

  

  

  

  

  

Email:

  

maryjo.butler@fldoe.org

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

rdowns@tempest.coedu.usf.edu

  

 

  

  

  

  

  

DPS:

03-020

 

 

TAP NUMBER: FY 2003-2

M E M O R A N D U M

 

To:

 

  

District School Superintendents

 

From:

  

Betty Coxe

 

 

Date:

 

August

14,

2002

    

 

Subject:

REVISIONS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF ATTENDANCE

REQUIREMENTS FOR MINORS TO MAINTAIN THEIR DRIVING

PRIVILEGE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PAPER

 

The attached Technical Assistance Paper (TAP) provides information regarding changes to

previously published policies and new interpretations of policy to school personnel

implementing the attendance-related driver license requirements. This TAP replaces the

previous Technical Assistance Paper FY 2001-5, dated January 2001.

 

Pursuant to Section 232.19, Florida Statutes, the superintendent must report to the Department of

Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) the names, birthdates, gender, and social

security numbers of students between the ages of 14 and 18 who accumulate 15 unexcused

absences within 90 calendar days, or who withdraw from school with a withdrawal code that is

calculated in the dropout rate. The legislation further provides that those minors who fail to

satisfy attendance requirements will be ineligible for driving privileges.

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District School Superintendents

August 14, 2002

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Staff from the Department of Education and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

has collaborated in the development and implementation of this program. If you have questions

or need additional information regarding the implementation of this program, please contact Rich

Downs via email at rdowns@tempest.coedu.usf.edu or by telephone at (850) 922-3727. If you have

questions regarding reporting or reinstatement procedures, please contact Donald Klein via email

at klein.donald@hsmv.state.fl.us or by telephone at (850) 488-3288.

 

Thank you for your continual support and commitment to the implementation of this program.

 

BC:mjbo

 

Attachment

 

cc:

District Student Service Directors

School Social Work/Attendance Supervisors

      

Dropout Prevention Coordinators

School District MIS Contacts

School District Data Processing Directors

Guidance Supervisors

 

 

 

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