• Open to all students ages 15-18 in Hillsborough County.  This includes but is not limited to public, private, charter and homeschool students. 
• Students must have held a valid Florida learner’s license for at least 3 months at the time of registration.  The Florida learner’s license number will be required to be entered at the time of registration. Each Florida learner’s license will be verified.  Students who do not meet this requirement will be unenrolled without a refund.  

• $300 per student (non-refundable). 
• Payment is due at the time of registration. 
• A non-refundable service fee is also charged by the registration website.  

• 30 hours of classroom instruction and 10 hours of combined range/driving time  
• Instruction from a certified driver’s education teacher who is DELAP-certified (Driver Education Licensing Assistance Program) by the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) 
• Small class sizes for a better learning experience (15:1 student-teacher ratio). 
• Certificate of completion (which may qualify for an insurance discount – check with your provider) for students who attend every class in their session.
• Behind-the-wheel experience:  

Students will practice driving behind the wheel.  

Students will also ride in the vehicle while others are driving. 

All vehicles are equipped with a passenger-side brake for safety. 

Students must bring their Florida learner’s license to class every day to participate in driving activities. 

Students who do not have their Florida learner’s license with them will not be allowed to drive. 

• Students may be offered the opportunity to take the Class E skills/driving test for their driver license if they have held their Florida learner’s license for at least one year (12 months) or are 18 years of age. 
• To be eligible for testing, students must bring a copy or photo of their birth certificate and Social Security number to their teacher.   

FLHSMV regulations prohibit testing for students without a Social Security number.   Those students will have to take the test at the Tax Collector office. 

• Taking the test is not guaranteed. Teachers reserve the right to withhold testing at their discretion.   

Students who take and pass the test must visit the Tax Collector’s office to obtain their actual driver license.  Hillsborough County Public Schools cannot guarantee the issuance of a driver license, even if the student passes the test.  The FLHSMV Retesting Statement states “The Department may re-examine a random sample of the drivers approved by the Driver Education Administrator for licensure. The Driver Education Administrator does not issue driver licenses and cannot guarantee the issuance of a driver license nor in any way influence the Department in the issuance of a driver license.” 

No, students do not receive high school class credit for this program. 

• Each session runs Monday – Thursday from 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM, for two weeks. 
• Students should only register for one session at one location. 
• See the table below for session dates and locations. 

Registration opens on April 24^th, 2025 at 7:00 AM via MyPaymentsPlus. 

Hillsborough County Public School (HCPS) students: 

1. Log into your students MyPaymentsPlus account 
2. Click on Events & Activities.   
3. Use the search bar to search for “driver”
4. Find the session and location that you want to register for and click Add to Cart
5. If a session/location is not showing up in MyPaymentsPlus, that means that it is full. 
6. Fill out the required information and finish checking out. 

Non-Hillsborough County Public School students: 

1. Create a “Guest Pay” account on MyPaymentsPlus.
2. Select State (Florida) and School District (Hillsborough County)
3. Enter name, email, and create password
4. Click on register
5. Select “I’m a Guest interested in district activities and/or I want to support the district”
6. Select done
7. If asked for a student number, please leave this blank or put “0”.
8. Click on Events & Activities.   
9. Use the search bar to search for “driver” 
10. Find the session and location that you want to register for and click Add to Cart 

If a session/location is not showing up in MyPaymentsPlus, that means that it is full.