§ 2-1.7. Same—For traffic education programs.

(a)

Pursuant to the authority provided in section 98 of Chapter 2002-20, Laws of Florida, commencing on the first day of October, 2002, and continuing in perpetuity, the clerk of the court shall collect and remit to the board of county commissioners, in addition to any fees, fines, surcharges or costs otherwise provided for by law, a charge of three dollars ($3.00) with each civil traffic penalty, said charge being referred to hereinafter as the "traffic education program charge."

(b)

The Traffic Education Program Fund is hereby established into which all traffic education program charges remitted to the board by the clerk of the court shall be deposited.

(c)

All funds deposited into the Traffic Education Program Fund shall be administered by the board and used for the purpose of funding traffic education programs in public and nonpublic schools. Such funds shall be used only for direct educational expenses, and shall not be used for administration.

(d)

The expenditure of funds in the Traffic Education Program Fund shall only be made pursuant to written agreement between the board and the Clay County School Board and any nonpublic school providing traffic education programs and training. The direct educational expenses for which such funds may be expended shall be set forth within each such agreement.

(Ord. No. 2002-39, § 1, 8-13-02)