Florida Class D security training, built for live online delivery

Florida lets all or part of the 40-hour Class D course and its testing run online, but only live, with a licensed DI instructor teaching in real time. Rule 5N-1.140(1)(f) then lists thirteen conditions, and most of them are platform behavior. We build the live classroom on your site, under your DS school, so every one of them works before an investigator logs in.

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What FDACS requires of an online course

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Licensing (FDACS). Summarized from the rule text, with the citation for each so you can check it yourself.

  1. 01

    Live, real time, from Florida

    s. 493.6303(4)(a), F.S.; Rule 5N-1.140(1)(f)1. and 2., F.A.C.

    Online instruction is presented live through the secure website of the licensed school, with one or more Class DI instructors and the students participating simultaneously. The instruction has to be conducted from a physical location in Florida.

  2. 02

    Investigator access and a secure site

    Rule 5N-1.140(1)(f)3. and 4., F.A.C.

    The DS school or DI instructor must give department investigators live access to each course on request for auditing, monitoring or inspection. Instruction and testing run on a secure website using SSL or TLS.

  3. 03

    Photo ID, daily attendance, one device

    Rule 5N-1.140(1)(f)5. to 7., F.A.C.

    The instructor verifies each student against a U.S. state or federal issued photo ID and documents daily attendance in a digital log. The platform must limit each student to a single device at all times.

  4. 04

    A security challenge every two hours

    Rule 5N-1.140(1)(f)8., F.A.C.

    At least one security question is given every two hours of instruction, with a re-attempt allowed within 5 minutes. A student who fails the re-attempt must be marked absent by the platform.

  5. 05

    Timed text screens and instructor questions

    Rule 5N-1.140(1)(f)9. and 10., F.A.C.

    Text screens hold a student for at least one minute per 50 words, prorated for shorter screens, and the instructor discusses each one. Students must be able to submit questions to a DI instructor.

  6. 06

    Recorded make-up and a randomized exam

    Rule 5N-1.140(1)(b), (c) and (f)11. and 12., F.A.C.

    An absent student may get up to 10 hours of missed class as recorded instruction. Online tests use randomized questions, and the exam totals 170 questions over at least 2 hours, with 128 correct to pass.

  7. 07

    Certificates in 3 business days, records for 2 years

    Rule 5N-1.140(1)(d) and (5), F.A.C.; Rule 5N-1.142(4)(d), F.A.C.

    Completions are reported and Form FDACS-16103 certificates generated through the school LIAS account within 3 business days. Course records are kept at least two years, and online schools also keep digital attendance logs, session records with instructor license numbers and proof of security protocol compliance.

Would your course pass FDACS today?

7 questions, one per rule above, about how you deliver the course now. You see the result right away.

Question 1 of 7

s. 493.6303(4)(a), F.S.; Rule 5N-1.140(1)(f)1. and 2., F.A.C.

Live, real time, from Florida

Online instruction is presented live through the secure website of the licensed school, with one or more Class DI instructors and the students participating simultaneously. The instruction has to be conducted from a physical location in Florida.

Does your current setup do this?

How the platform is built to it

Your course, on your site, under your name. Every requirement above is a feature, not a promise in the application.

A live classroom, not a video library

Class runs as a real-time session led by your DI instructor, with the instructor name and license number stamped on every session record. A view-only investigator seat can join any class on request, which covers (f)3.

ID check at the door and a one-device lock

Students show their photo ID to the instructor on camera before class, attendance writes to a digital log each day, and a second login from another device ends the first one.

Challenge timer built into the session

The platform fires a security challenge at least every two hours, opens a 5-minute retry window, and marks the student absent on a second miss, with an explanation field for your school to review.

Screen pacing by word count

Each text screen calculates its minimum time from its own word count at one minute per 50 words and will not advance early. A question panel sends student questions straight to the instructor.

Make-up recordings capped at 10 hours

Sessions are recorded, and an absent student can be assigned recorded make-up only up to the 10-hour limit, with the question panel still open.

Randomized exam and a LIAS-ready queue

The 170-question exam draws randomized items from your division-approved bank, scores against 128, and drops each passing student into a completion queue that counts down the 3 business days.

How a Florida DS school runs the class online

  1. 1

    Hold a Class DS school license, applied for on form DACS-16003 with the training curriculum and final examination, and note the license is valid only for the site named on it.

  2. 2

    Make sure every person who teaches holds a Class DI license, as s. 493.6301(8) requires.

  3. 3

    Teach the subject areas in Curriculum Guide P-01878 and use an examination approved by the division.

  4. 4

    Run the online class to the thirteen conditions in Rule 5N-1.140(1)(f), from a physical location in Florida.

  5. 5

    Report each completion and generate the certificate through your LIAS account within 3 business days.

The terms

We are building one right now for a state-approved online school in Virginia, in English and Spanish, on the same terms.

One flat fee
Quoted per course before any work starts. No hourly billing and no surprise line items.
Final payment on launch
The last payment is due when the live online class is running to Rule 5N-1.140(1)(f) and its digital records are ready for a division investigator, so the platform has to pass that test before it is paid for in full.
No per-student fees
You keep what every enrollment pays. Nothing is skimmed per seat, per certificate or per month of traffic.
You own it
The platform, the code and the student records are yours outright, on your site and under your brand.

Questions schools ask

Can the Florida Class D course be taken fully online?

Yes, all or part of the classroom training and testing may be completed online under Rule 5N-1.140(1)(f), but only as live instruction with a DI instructor in real time. A self-paced video course does not meet it.

Does the division approve the online version separately?

The rule sets conditions rather than a separate online approval. Your DS license application already carries the curriculum and final exam, and investigators can ask for live access to any online class and for its digital records.

What happens if a student misses part of an online class?

Your school can deliver up to 10 hours of missed class as recorded instruction, with questions open to a DI instructor. A student marked absent by a failed security challenge can explain, make up the time, or be failed.

Who owns the platform when it is done?

You do, code included. We quote one flat fee per course and there are no per-student fees. Monthly upkeep for hosting and rule changes is optional. We are building one right now for a state-approved online school in Virginia, in English and Spanish, on the same terms.

Can the class run in Spanish?

Yes. We build in English and Spanish, including the challenge prompts and the exam engine.

Price your FDACS course

Tell us the course and how you teach it now. You get a flat price back by email, and a list of what the application will ask about the platform.

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Sources

Read from the sources above on October 17, 2026. Rules change, so confirm the current text with FDACS before you apply. This page is not legal advice.

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