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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 1266 (Substitute for House Bill No. 955 by Representative Leger)
BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER
TRANSPORTATION: Provides relative to training requirements for board members of
regional transit entities
AN ACT1
To enact Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised2
of R.S. 48:1501, relative to regional public transportation; to provide relative to the3
governing boards of regional transit entities; to require the members of such boards4
to complete certain training requirements; to provide for responsibilities of the staff5
of regional planning commissions with respect to such training; to provide for6
effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,9
comprised of R.S. 48:1501, is hereby enacted to read as follows:10
CHAPTER 11. REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION11
ยง1501. Regional transit entities; board members; training12
A. All members of a regional transit entity board shall receive and complete13
at least six hours of annual training, beginning the first year any such member takes14
office. The training shall be approved by the staff of the regional planning15
commission where the regional transit entity is located and shall include the duties,16
responsibilities, ethics, and substance of the positions held by such members.17
B. The regional planning commission staff shall determine the eligibility of18
training sessions to be counted for purposes of this Section. Board members may19
attend training sessions covering topics that include but are not limited to transit20 HLS 14RS-2938 ENGROSSED
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planning; financing, operations, and design best practices; parliamentary procedure;1
public hearing procedure; cultural sensitivity; ethics; workforce and labor issues;2
public engagement; transit entity governance; and requirements of the Americans3
with Disabilities Act.4
C. Board members shall document their attendance of training sessions in5
a written statement filed with the chief executive officer of the regional transit entity.6
Each statement shall identify the date of each program attended, its subject matter,7
location, sponsors, and the time spent in each program. The chief executive officer8
shall submit the documentation to the regional planning commission annually.9
D. Failure of a member to receive and complete the requisite number of10
training hours in a year or to file the statement required by Subsection C of this11
Section shall constitute a cause for removal of the member by his appointing12
authority.13
E. Failure of one or more members to receive and complete training as14
required by the provisions of this Section shall not affect, impact, or invalidate any15
action taken by a regional transit entity board.16
F. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to persons appointed to a17
regional transit entity board on and after January 1, 2015.18
G. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the meaning19
ascribed to them in this Subsection unless the context requires otherwise:20
(1) "Board" means the board or commission which serves as the governing21
body of a regional transit entity.22
(2) "Regional transit entity" includes each area public transit system and23
regional public transit authority that administers a public transit system within a24
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
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Abstract: Requires the members of the governing board of a regional transit entity to
complete six hours of annual training relative to the duties and responsibilities of
their positions.
Proposed law requires all members of a regional transit entity board to receive and complete
at least six hours of training annually. Requires that the training sessions be approved by the
staff of the regional planning commission where the regional transit entity is located and
requires that the training include the duties, responsibilities, ethics, and substance of the
positions held by the members.
Proposed law requires the regional planning commission staff to determine the eligibility of
training sessions. Authorizes board members to attend training sessions that include but are
not limited to the following topics: transit planning; financing, operations, and design best
practices; parliamentary procedure; public hearing procedure; cultural sensitivity; ethics;
workforce and labor issues; public engagement; transit entity governance; and requirements
of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Proposed law requires board members to document their attendance of training sessions in
a written statement filed with the chief executive officer of the regional transit entity.
Provides for the content of each statement. Requires the chief executive officer to submit
the documentation to the regional planning commission annually.
Proposed law provides that the failure of a member to receive and complete the requisite
number of training hours or to file the statement required by proposed law constitutes a
cause for removal of the member by his appointing authority. Further provides that the
failure of one or more members to receive and complete training as required by proposed
law does not affect, impact, or invalidate any action taken by a regional transit entity board.
Proposed law provides that proposed law applies only to persons appointed to a regional
transit entity board on and after Jan. 1, 2015.
(Adds R.S. 48:1501)