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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 900
BY REPRESENTATIVE HODGES
MOTOR VEHICLES: Creates the Louisiana Advisory Council on Driver Education
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 32:422.2, relative to driver education; to create the Louisiana Advisory2
Council on Driver Education; to provide for membership; to provide for the council's3
responsibilities; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 32:422.2 is hereby enacted to read as follows:6
ยง422.2. The Louisiana Advisory Council on Driver Education7
(1) The Louisiana Advisory Council on Driver Education, referred to in this8
Section as the "council", is hereby created to provide input and guidance to the9
Department of Public Safety and Corrections on matters pertaining to rules,10
regulations, and standards for licensure of defensive driving courses as defined in11
Chapter 29 of Part I of Title 55 of the Louisiana Administrative Code.12
(2) The council shall be composed of five voting members and one13
nonvoting ex officio member appointed by the secretary of the office of motor14
vehicles. The membership shall consist of:15
(a) One current officer of the Driving School Association of Louisiana16
appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the president of the Driving17
School Association of Louisiana.18
(b) Two owners of licensed, approved, and certified defensive driving19
schools in Louisiana with current membership in the Driving School Association of20 HLS 14RS-183 ENGROSSED
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Louisiana appointed from a list of four persons nominated by the president of the1
Driving School Association of Louisiana.2
(c) Two secondary education professionals from the Department of3
Education, who are driver's education instructors, appointed from a list of four4
persons nominated by the superintendent of the Department of Education.5
(d) One representative of the office of motor vehicles, licensing and6
certification division, appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the7
commissioner of the office of motor vehicles.8
(3) Members listed in Paragraph (2)(a) through (c) shall be voting members.9
If a voting member is unable to attend a meeting, he may designate a person to serve10
as a proxy for voting purposes, if such act is executed in writing, signed by the11
member, and filed with the secretary at or before the meeting.12
(4) Members shall be appointed to serve an initial two-year term on the13
council and may be eligible to be reappointed to serve an additional two-year term.14
(5) A member shall be automatically removed from the advisory council if15
he has more than one unexcused absence during any twelve-month period. An16
absence is excused for purposes of this Paragraph when the cause is one which a17
reasonably prudent person would deem to take precedence over fulfillment of a18
solemn public duty or if the absence is known in advance by the member and he19
notifies the chairman of his absence not less than twenty-four hours in advance of the20
scheduled meeting. If a member designates a person to serve as a proxy as provided21
in Paragraph 3 of this Subsection, he shall still notify the chairman of his absence.22
(6) A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of the active voting members23
or their proxies if the bylaws so provide.24
(7) Whenever a vacancy occurs in a council seat, whether by death,25
resignation, or automatic removal, such vacant seat shall no longer be counted as an26
active voting member in determining a quorum until a successor has been appointed27
by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, in the manner28
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(8) Officers of the council shall include a chairman, vice chairman, and1
secretary.2
(9) All meetings shall be quarterly and conducted in accordance with the3
requirements of the state's Open Meetings Law. Procedural matters shall be4
conducted in accordance with the latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order. Meetings5
will be held at the office of motor vehicles in Baton Rouge.6
(10) Members shall serve without compensation or reimbursement.7
Section 2. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2015.8
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)]
Hodges HB No. 900
Abstract: Creates the Louisiana Advisory Council on Driver Education.
Proposed law creates the La. Advisory Council on Driver Education, which consists of six
members and serves to provide input and guidance to the Dept. of Public Safety and
Corrections on matters pertaining to rules, regulations, and standards for licensure of driving
school providers. Provides for five voting members and one nonvoting exofficio member
appointed by the commissioner of the office of motor vehicles.
Proposed law provides that the membership shall consist of the following members:
(1)One current officer of the Driving School Association of Louisiana.
(2)Two owners of defensive driving schools.
(3)Two secondary education professionals from the Dept. of Education.
(4)One representative of the office of motor vehicles, who shall be the nonvoting
member.
Proposed law provides that if a voting member is unable to attend a meeting, he may
designate a person to serve as a proxy for voting purposes.
Proposed law provides that members will serve two-year terms, and shall be automatically
removed if a member has more than one unexcused absence during any 12-month period.
Specifies that a quorum consists of a simple majority of the active voting members, and a
vacant seat is not counted as an active voting member in determining a quorum.
Proposed law provides that the officers of the council include a chairman, vice chairman, and
secretary.
Proposed law provides that meetings shall be quarterly. Requires that meetings be
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procedural matters be conducted in accordance with the latest edition of Robert's Rules of
Order. Provides that meetings will be held at the office of motor vehicles in Baton Rouge.
Proposed law provides that members shall serve without compensation or reimbursement.
Proposed law provides that this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2015.
(Adds R.S. 32:422.2)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways
and Public Works to the original bill.
1. Made technical corrections.
2. Changed membership of the council to five voting members and one nonvoting
ex officio member.
3. Added that the council will meet at the office of motor vehicles in Baton Rouge.
4. Provided that the Act will become effective on January 1, 2015.