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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 1266 (Substitute for House Bill No. 955 by Representative Leger)
BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER
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
planning; financing, operations, and design best practices; parliamentary procedure;21
public hearing procedure; cultural sensitivity; ethics; workforce and labor issues;22
public engagement; transit entity governance; and requirements of the Americans23
with Disabilities Act.24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 1266
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C. Board members shall document their attendance of training sessions in1
a written statement filed with the chief executive officer of the regional transit entity.2
Each statement shall identify the date of each program attended, its subject matter,3
location, sponsors, and the time spent in each program. The chief executive officer4
shall submit the documentation to the regional planning commission annually.5
D. Failure of a member to receive and complete the requisite number of6
training hours in a year or to file the statement required by Subsection C of this7
Section shall constitute a cause for removal of the member by his appointing8
authority.9
E. Failure of one or more members to receive and complete training as10
required by the provisions of this Section shall not affect, impact, or invalidate any11
action taken by a regional transit entity board.12
F. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to persons appointed to a13
regional transit entity board on and after January 1, 2015.14
G. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the meaning15
ascribed to them in this Subsection unless the context requires otherwise:16
(1) "Board" means the board or commission which serves as the governing17
body of a regional transit entity.18
(2) "Regional transit entity" includes each area public transit system and19
regional public transit authority that administers a public transit system within a20
metropolitan area and that is created by law as a political subdivision of the state.21
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: