{"id":56317,"date":"2025-06-13T17:46:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T21:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=56317"},"modified":"2025-06-13T17:46:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T21:46:58","slug":"attention-big-changes-coming-to-learners-licenses-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/06\/13\/attention-big-changes-coming-to-learners-licenses-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"ATTENTION: BIG CHANGES COMING TO LEARNER\u2019S LICENSES IN FLORIDA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Kids seeking a learner\u2019s license, and their parents, are affected.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"c0b3af\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c0b3af;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"178\" height=\"283\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/download-7.webp?resize=178%2C283&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56318 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Effective July 1<em>st<\/em>, 2025,<\/strong>&nbsp;for a learner\u2019s license to be issued, the person will need to complete a Driver Education Course, in addition to the Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Course, and the General Knowledge Exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note: Those who are 14 \u00bd years old and have completed the Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Course (TLSAE) prior to July 1<em>st<\/em>, 2025,&nbsp;<strong><u>will be exempt<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;from completing the Driver Education Course, if the General Knowledge Exam is completed within one year.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Background: State Lawmakers enacted, and the Governor recently approved new requirements to obtain a Florida learner\u2019s license. 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