New Florida Laws for Late 2026

As your traffic safety education curriculum provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) is always committed to providing the finest and most up-to-date instructional materials available.

Earlier this year, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) issued a notice of required curriculum updates. New information includes:

• updated crash reporting requirements
• e-mail notifications for licensing actions
• updated vehicle registration requirements
• career offender registration requirements
• updated definition of habitual traffic offender
• notification of interagency agreements with tax collectors

Internet Curricula Updated

TSC has already updated all internet-based programs, and your students are using them now. No further action is required for this modality.

Classroom Curricula

Those of you who are delivering classroom instruction must ensure that you teach students the updated curriculum. You can access all of the latest curriculum materials for download via the Classroom Materials page on your affiliate administrative Web portal (login required). The files are available now, and you should begin using the updated materials immediately.

Please make sure that you and/or any instructors you employ are explaining the new laws to students and distributing the latest versions of the classroom materials, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

Booklet Curriculum

Those of you who are delivering 4-Hour BDI booklet instruction must ensure that you provide students the updated curriculum. You can access all of the latest curriculum materials for download via the Classroom Materials page on your affiliate administrative Web portal (login required). The files are available now, and you should begin using the updated materials immediately.

Please make sure that you mail student materials that explain the new laws, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

New Jersey Curriculum Updates

As your curriculum provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) strives to ensure that we furnish you with the latest and most up-to-date educational materials. As such, we have revised our defensive driving course curricula to account for the recent updates to e-book regulations.

Internet Curriculum Updated

TSC has already updated the internet-based program, and your students are being presented the new material now. No further action is required for this modality.

Classroom Curriculum

Those of you who are delivering classroom instruction must ensure that you teach students the updated curriculum. You can access all of the latest curriculum materials for download via the Classroom Materials page on your affiliate administrative Web portal (login required). The files are available now, and you should begin using the updated materials immediately.

Please make sure that you and/or any instructors you employ are explaining the new laws to students and distributing the latest versions of the classroom materials, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

New California Laws for 2026

A new year brings new traffic laws to California. Several new laws will take effect in 2026. As a provider of traffic safety and driver education in the state, you should familiarize yourself with these changes so you can provide proper education and assistance to your students.

Internet Curriculum Updated

As your curriculum provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) has already updated the instructional content of internet-based courses, and it is being presented to your students now. No further action is required for this modality.

Booklet Curriculum

Those of you who are offering the home study booklet must ensure that you provide students with updated curriculum materials. Download from the CA Course Provider administrative website (login required) the latest final exam forms and answer keys, available now, and begin using those immediately.

The copyright notice is at the
bottom of the Table of Contents page.

The next order of books that you receive from TSC will be the latest edition. You may continue to use "old" booklets from your inventory. However, if the bottom of the Table of Contents page of a book that you are issuing to a student does not have a 2026 copyright (see example picture), you must include a "booklet insert" (available for download from the CA Course Provider Administration website) with that student's materials.

Make sure that you ship the latest versions of the home study booklet (or include an insert) and testing materials, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

Classroom Curriculum

Those of you who deliver classroom instruction must ensure that you teach students the updated curriculum. Download the electronic files from the CA Course Provider administrative website (login required) for the latest Lesson Plan updates, Safe Driving Journal (student and instructor versions), and final exam forms/answer keys. The files are available now, and you should begin using the updated materials immediately.

Make sure that you and/or any instructors you employ explain the new laws to students and distribute the latest versions of the classroom materials, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

New York Curriculum Updates

 

As your traffic safety education curriculum provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) is always committed to providing the finest and most up-to-date instructional materials available.

This revision relates to some changes that have been made to points assessed to drivers for various traffic infractions. Specifically impacted are pages 16 and 128 – 130 of the Lesson Plan and Slides 43 – 45.

Those of you who are delivering classroom instruction must ensure that you teach students the updated curriculum. You can access all of the latest curriculum materials for download via the Classroom Materials page on your affiliate administrative Web portal (login required). The files are available now, and you should begin using the updated materials immediately.

Please make sure that you and/or any instructors you employ are explaining the new laws to students and distributing the latest versions of the classroom materials, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

DETS Administration

As previously announced, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) is pleased to be able to offer our affiliates the new Driver Education Traffic Safety (DETS) course for young prospective licensees in the state of Florida. Both online and classroom modalities are now available as official Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle (FLHSMV)-approved offerings.

FLHSMV recently provided an API (an Application Programming Interface, which enables computer systems to talk with each other) that allows for the electronic reporting of student completions. TSC had been manually reporting student completions since its DETS program went live nearly two months ago, but we have now implemented a system that handles automatic electronic reporting for online course completions.

Our IT team is currently working on a system to administer classroom scheduling and completion processing for the DETS program that will likewise support automatic electronic completion reporting to FLHSMV. Details on this helpful new system will be forthcoming as the official launch date approaches.

We will be reaching out to each authorized affiliate next week to set up your school in the FLHSMV web portal, which will allow you to purchase your classroom seals. And, as we transition to the new system for classroom administrative tasks, Donna will arrange a quick training on the new processes and ensure that all affiliates have proper login credentials.

Welcome to the TSC DETS program with great anticipation for your every success with this exciting new course!

California Curriculum Updates

California's Clean Air Vehicle Decal program is ending. The final day to order a decal was August 29, 2025, and all decals that allow vehicles access to carpool lanes will no longer be valid after September 30, 2025.

To address this change, all curriculum materials mentioning the fact that decal-bearing low-/no-emissions vehicles are allowed to use High-Occupany Vehicle (HOV)/"carpool" lanes in California have been updated.

Internet Curricula

As your curriculum provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) has already updated the instructional content of all internet-based courses as necessary, and the revised material is being presented to your students now. No further action is required for this modality.

TVS Booklet Curriculum

New editions of the booklet and revised student materials will be issued with the annual legislative updates at the beginning of next year (2026).

Classroom Curricula

Those of you who deliver classroom instruction must ensure that you teach students the updated curriculum. You can download the electronic files from the CA Course Provider administrative website (login required). Items impacted by this update (beyond the minor edit to the lesson plan) are:

• Traffic Violator School (English and Spanish)
• Final Exam 1
• Safe Driving Journal (Instructor Version)
• Driver Education
• Final Exam 3
• Workbook (Instructor Version)

Make sure that you and/or any instructors you employ explain the new laws to students and distribute the latest versions of the classroom materials, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

Website Updates for DETS

As your traffic safety education curriculum provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) is pleased to share that on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 8 pm (ET), the official Driver Education Traffic Safety (DETS) program link will be added to any Florida affiliate sites managed by TSC. As the state moves forward with important updates to its teen driver education requirements, we're working to ensure that your site reflects the most current information available.

This update also acts as a "Coming Soon" announcement, letting students and their parents know your school will be among the first in Florida to offer the new DETS course. It's a strong positioning move as the state transitions into this next chapter.

Remember: Effective July 1, 2025, the DETS course is replacing the Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education (TLSAE) course for new licensees under the age of 18. The TLSAE course will no longer be available to these students after July 31, 2025. Students are informed on the landing page prior to registering.

Your page will now highlight DETS details, including:

• key dates and eligibility info
• course structure and its benefits
• compliance with updated Florida law
• clear instructions for students and parents to ensure a smooth transition

We'll continue to share any additional updates or approval notices as they become available. As always, feel free to reach out (800 . 252 . 9951 or email donna@trafficeducation.net) if you have any questions or need support with your site!

TVS Student Identity Validation Improved

As your curriculum provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) is always working to simplify and improve the educational experience for you and your students.

Ensuring the integrity of the course completion process should be a top priority for traffic violator schools (TVSs), and part of that mandate is ensuring that the violator is the actual person completing the course. At the direction of regulatory authorities, this has traditionally been accomplished by asking a series of ten open-ended “Personal Identification” questions during the registration process and again throughout the course. Answers given later in the process must match those provided upon registration or the student's account is invalidated.

Because of the open-ended nature of the questions, however, this process has caused a great deal of frustration for students and extra administrative work for schools. TSC has, therefore, consulted with the California Department of Motor Vehicles and been given the approval to revise our identity validation procedures. Going forward, the security questions presented to students will require simple "Yes" or "No" answers. This upgrade is designed to reduce identity validation issues and make things smoother for everyone.

Internet Curriculum

TSC will deploy the updated course delivery system functionality for internet-based courses on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, and students will follow the new procedures from that date. No further action is required on your part for this modality.

Booklet Curriculum

The registration process for booklet students will be updated on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, and new registrants will follow the new procedures from that date. You must make sure that you are shipping the revised booklet student forms to students who register from that time. The latest files are now available for download from the CA Course Provider administrative website (login required). (If you are using your own reservation system for booklet students, please update the identity validation questions you're asking course registrants. You can get the revised list of questions from the final page of the downloadable student forms.)

Returning-Student Registration Improved

As your curriculum provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) is always working—and working with you—to simplify and improve the educational experience for you and your students.

After receiving valuable feedback and multiple suggestions about how to make the registration process clearer for returning/repeat traffic violator school (TVS) students, we've carefully considered all options and the IT team has developed a solution designed to better meet their needs. We're pleased to introduce an improved procedure that allows returning students to overwrite their previous results, when necessary. This update gives students greater confidence when archiving their previous completion, ensuring that they can get started quickly with their new course and retain access to all of their records should they need them.

Students will now see a new message when they attempt to register for a course using an email that has already been used to establish a student account:

Please note:

• Students must enter a new password and personal identity validation question responses before proceeding to payment for their new course.
• Students will have to contact customer service for their TVS to access the information in their archived records (if necessary).
• Remember: California drivers may only attend traffic violator school once every 18 months.

Michigan Curriculum Updates

As your curriculum provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) strives to ensure that we furnish you with the latest and most up-to-date educational materials. As such, we have revised our Basic Driver Improvement Course curricula to account for new laws taking effect in Michigan for late 2024/early 2025:

• updated child safety restaint requirements
• the use of cameras to enforce school bus stopping requirements and work zone speed limits
• a minimum 200-foot following distance for active snow removal equipment (previously deployed)

Internet Curriculum Updated

TSC has already updated the internet-based program, and your students are being presented the new material now. No further action is required for this modality.

Classroom Curriculum

Those of you who are delivering classroom instruction must ensure that you teach students the updated curriculum. You can access all of the latest curriculum materials for download via the Classroom Materials page on your affiliate administrative Web portal (login required). The files are available now, and you should begin using the updated materials immediately.

Please make sure that you and/or any instructors you employ are explaining the new laws to students and distributing the latest versions of the classroom materials, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

New IT Features and Support for California

February brings news about streamlining behind-the-wheel scheduling for driver training and getting assistance if you're locked out of your California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) account!

Driver Training Scheduling

The information technology team at Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) has been hard at work over the past few months to provide a service that will modernize and simplify scheduling of driver training sessions for those using our driver education program.

The new scheduling experience is powered by Calendly, which integrates seamlessly with Google Calendar to offer an enhanced experience that is convenient and effortless for both students and educators:

• Students are able to see available openings and book an in-vehicle session directly online.
• Training providers can easily manage their availability and see their entire schedule at a glance.
• Automated communication provides helpful alerts that keep everyone on the same page.

Create a schedule that supports your success and say hello to a smarter way to manage your time! To get started, email Luis or call him at 800 . 487 . 1699.

TVCC Access Remedies

Getting locked out of your DMV Traffic Violator Course Completion (TVCC) account can be frustrating, but help is available! If your account has been locked due to multiple failed login attempts, simply…

• Call the DMV Occupational
  Licensing Hotline
  916 . 657 . 6567
• Let them know that you are:
• a traffic violator school (TVS) or driving school
• have been locked out of your TVCC account
• need a password reset

This should resolve your issue; but if you continue to have problems, contact your support team at TSC for assistance!

New California Laws for 2025

 A new year brings new traffic laws to California. Several new laws will take effect in 2025. As a provider of traffic safety and driver education in the state, you should familiarize yourself with these changes so you can provide proper education and assistance to your students.

Internet Curriculum Updated

As your curriculum provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) has already updated the instructional content of internet-based courses, and it is being presented to your students now. No further action is required for this modality.

Booklet Curriculum

Those of you who are offering the home study booklet must ensure that you provide students with updated curriculum materials. Download from the CA Course Provider administrative website (login required) the latest final exam forms and answer keys, available now, and begin using those immediately.

The copyright notice is at the
bottom of the Table of Contents page.

The next order of books that you receive from TSC will be the latest edition. You may continue to use "old" booklets from your inventory. However, if the bottom of the Table of Contents page of a book that you are issuing to a student does not have a 2025 copyright (see example picture), you must include a "booklet insert" (available for download from the CA Course Provider Administration website) with that student's materials.

Make sure that you ship the latest versions of the home study booklet (or include an insert) and testing materials, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

Classroom Curriculum

Those of you who deliver classroom instruction must ensure that you teach students the updated curriculum. Download the electronic files from the CA Course Provider administrative website (login required) for the latest Lesson Plan updates, Safe Driving Journal (student and instructor versions), and final exam forms/answer keys. The files are available now, and you should begin using the updated materials immediately.

Make sure that you and/or any instructors you employ explain the new laws to students and distribute the latest versions of the classroom materials, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

New Jersey Lesson Plan Updates

As your curriculum provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) strives to ensure that we furnish you with the latest and most up-to-date educational materials. As such, we have revised our defensive driving course curricula to account for the addition of the requirement for practice driving time for drivers-in-training under the age of 21. This new law will go into effect for prospective New Jersey motorists for February 2025.

Internet Curriculum Updated

TSC has already updated the internet-based program, and your students are being presented the new material now. No further action is required for this modality.

Classroom Curriculum

Those of you who are delivering classroom instruction must ensure that you teach students the updated curriculum. You can access all of the latest curriculum materials for download via the Classroom Materials page on your affiliate administrative Web portal (login required). The files are available now, and you should begin using the updated materials immediately.

Please make sure that you and/or any instructors you employ are explaining the new laws to students and distributing the latest versions of the classroom materials, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

Virginia Curriculum Updates

As your curriculum provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) strives to ensure that we furnish you with the latest and most up-to-date educational materials. As such, we have revised our driver improvement clinic curricula to account for the update to the minimum finanacial responsibility (auto insurance) requirements. The new limits will go into effect for Virginia motorists on January 1, 2025.

Internet Curriculum Updated

TSC has already updated the internet-based program, and your students are being presented the new material now. No further action is required for this modality.

Classroom Curriculum

Those of you who are delivering classroom instruction must ensure that you teach students the updated curriculum. You can access all of the latest curriculum materials for download via the Classroom Materials page on your affiliate administrative Web portal (login required). The files are available now, and you should begin using the updated materials immediately.

Please make sure that you and/or any instructors you employ are explaining the new laws to students and distributing the latest versions of the classroom materials, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

California Regulatory Changes

Good news: TVSs no longer need
to worry about mailing quarterly
reports to the DMV!

On November 1, 2024, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) adopted some updated regulations that affect traffic violator schools (TVSs).

The change that will impact normal operations the most is that TVSs no longer need to mail quarterly reports (including the student-completed Traffic Violator Course Evaluations (form OL 767)) to the DMV. Schools will still need to generate and maintain the paperwork as they always have. But the new requirement is to simply retain those files for a minimum of three years and to make them available for inspection upon DMV request.

Some regulations governing TVS names and instructor licensing have also been updated.

You can read the details of the enacted changes here. And all of the paperwork related to this regulatory update is available via the DMV's website (you'll have to look for the "Traffic Violator Schools" header to find this information).

And, of course, the TVS Operator professional educational programs and the Instructor continuing education seminars from Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) have been revised to reflect these new regulations. You can always get the latest regulatory information regarding TVS operations from our helpful professional/continuing education courses!

eCertificates for Operator/Instructor Courses

As your traffic safety education curriculum/training provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) is pleased to announce that, with the move by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to an occupational licensing Web portal, we are transitioning to emailed electronic completion certificates for our online Traffic Violator Instructor Continuing Education Seminar and Traffic School Operator Programs. The new PDF certificates are securely generated and meet the latest industry standards, and will enable school officials to easily upload documents when renewing their occupational licenses.

Some advantages of an electronic certificate include:

• Convenience: Electronic certificates can be stored, managed, and shared online, making them easily accessible for traffic violator school officials and regulators.
• Efficiency: You'll no longer have to wait for—or pick up from our offices—or digitally scan a paper certificate. Save time and money by having your electronic documents delivered straight to your email inbox!
• Security: Advanced encryption protects against counterfeiting and ensures authenticity, and you'll still be issued a certificate number that can be traced back to you and your instructor/operator account.
• Environmentally Friendly: Electronic documents reduce paper use, making them a sustainable option for institutions.

(We'll continue to issue paper certificates, if that format better meets your needs, for a small fee.)

New Florida Laws for Late 2024

Curriculum Updates

As your traffic safety education curriculum provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc. (TSC) is always committed to providing the finest and most up-to-date instructional materials available.

Earlier this year, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) issued a notice of required curriculum updates (the "CY2024 Update Letter to Providers"). Most of these had been added proactively prior to notification from DHSMV. We were required, though, to resubmit all curricula for reapproval. Official approval has been issued and materials have been translated, as necessary, and are now ready for use.

Changes, as appropriate for the type of course, include:

• Latest Driving-Without-a-License Laws
• License Required for Under 18 to Operate a Golf Cart on Roads
• Enforcement of School Zone Speed Limits
• Enforcement of School But Passing Infractions
• Latest "'Move Over' Act" Information
• Latest Racing and Exhibition Driving Laws
• Serious Bodily Injury/Death to Vulnerable Road Users Penalties

Internet Curricula Updated

TSC has already updated all internet-based programs, and your students are using them now. No further action is required for this modality.

Classroom Curricula

Those of you who are delivering classroom instruction must ensure that you teach students the updated curriculum. You can access all of the latest curriculum materials for download via the Classroom Materials page on your affiliate administrative Web portal (login required). The files are available now, and you should begin using the updated materials immediately.

Please make sure that you and/or any instructors you employ are explaining the new laws to students and distributing the latest versions of the classroom materials, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

Booklet Curriculum

Those of you who are delivering 4-Hour BDI booklet instruction must ensure that you provide students the updated curriculum. You can access all of the latest curriculum materials for download via the Classroom Materials page on your affiliate administrative Web portal (login required). The files are available now, and you should begin using the updated materials immediately.

Please make sure that you mail students materials that explain the new laws to students, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

Virginia Curriculum Updates

A change to a longstanding law will take effect soon and, as a consequence, the Basic Driver Improvement Course curricula from Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) have been updated. Previously, drivers could pay a fee when registering their vehicles and would be able to drive without having auto insurance coverage. Effective July 1, 2024, every driver on the road will be required to have insurance (or be able to demonstrate financial responsibility with alternate methods) in order to register a vehicle in Virginia.

Internet Curriculum Updated

As your curriculum provider, TSC has already updated the internet-based program, and your students are being presented the new material now. No further action is required for this modality.

Classroom Curriculum

Those of you who are delivering classroom instruction must ensure that you teach students the updated curriculum. You can access all of the latest curriculum materials for download via the Classroom Materials page on your affiliate administrative Web portal (login required). The files are available now, and you should begin using the updated materials immediately.

Please make sure that you and/or any instructors you employ are explaining the new laws to students and distributing the latest versions of the classroom materials, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

New California Laws for 2024

A new year brings new traffic laws to California. Several new laws will take effect in 2024. As a provider of traffic safety and driver education in the state, you should familiarize yourself with these changes so you can provide proper education and assistance to your students.

Internet Curriculum Updated

As your curriculum provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) has already updated the instructional content of internet-based courses, and it is being presented to your students now. No further action is required for this modality.

Booklet Curriculum

Those of you who are offering the home study booklet must ensure that you provide students with updated curriculum materials. Download from the CA Course Provider administrative website (login required) the latest final exam forms and answer keys, available now, and begin using those immediately.

The copyright notice is at the
bottom of the Table of Contents page.

The next order of books that you receive from TSC will be the latest edition. You may continue to use "old" booklets from your inventory. However, if the bottom of the Table of Contents page of a book that you are issuing to a student does not have a 2024 copyright (see example picture), you must include a "booklet insert" (available for download from the CA Course Provider Administration website) with that student's materials.

Make sure that you ship the latest versions of the home study booklet (or include an insert) and testing materials, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

Classroom Curriculum

Those of you who deliver classroom instruction must ensure that you teach students the updated curriculum. Download the electronic files from the CA Course Provider administrative website (login required) for the latest Lesson Plan updates, Safe Driving Journal (student and instructor versions), and final exam forms/answer keys. The files are available now, and you should begin using the updated materials immediately.

Make sure that you and/or any instructors you employ explain the new laws to students and distribute the latest versions of the classroom materials, as you will be responsible for teaching/testing students on this new material!

Classroom Video Downloads Available

For some time, traffic violator schools (TVSs) and driver education (driver ed) schools have been able to download classroom (and booklet) printed curriculum materials via their CA Course Provider administrative website (login required) account. As your curriculum provider, Traffic Safety Consultants, Inc., (TSC) is pleased to have made available in this manner regular curriculum updates and permanent access to the latest curriculum materials for convenient retrieval as needed.

Going forward, all videos for classroom presentation will similarly be available for download. Access them via the new "Classroom Videos" tab on your account home page. There are sections for TVS – English, TVS – Spanish, and Driver Education.

Note that some titles are duplicated across the courses, but the content is not always exactly the same due to regulatory requirements. If you are teaching multiple courses, please make sure that you download the correct videos for each course!

You'll never have to worry about contacting TSC to get a new video tape/disc again. Simply download these video files directly to your computer, and you're ready to screen them in class!

(If you have trouble playing the video files (e.g., you're using Windows Media Player), we recommend downloading and installing the free, powerful, and widely recommended VLC media player (also available via the Microsoft Store).)