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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 900
BY REPRESENTATIVE HODGES
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 provided 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 two13
nonvoting ex officio members appointed by the commissioner 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 and approved commercial driving schools in19
Louisiana with current membership in the Driving School Association of Louisiana20
appointed from a list of four persons nominated by the president of the Driving21
School Association of Louisiana.22 ENROLLEDHB NO. 900
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(c) Two secondary education professionals from the Department of1
Education, who are driver's education instructors, appointed from a list of four2
persons nominated by the superintendent of the Department of Education.3
(d) One representative of the office of motor vehicles, licensing and4
certification division, appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the5
commissioner of the office of motor vehicles.6
(e) One representative of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission7
appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the executive director of the8
Louisiana Highway Safety Commission.9
(3) Members listed in Subparagraphs (2)(a) through (c) of this Section shall10
be voting members. If a voting member is unable to attend a meeting, he may11
designate a person to serve as a proxy for voting purposes, if such act is executed in12
writing, signed by the member, and filed with the secretary at or before the meeting.13
(4) Members shall be appointed to serve an initial two-year term on the14
council and may be eligible to be reappointed to serve an additional two-year term.15
(5) A member shall be automatically removed from the advisory council if16
he has more than one unexcused absence during any twelve-month period. An17
absence is excused for purposes of this Paragraph when the cause is one which a18
reasonably prudent person would deem to take precedence over fulfillment of a19
solemn public duty or if the absence is known in advance by the member and he20
notifies the chairman of his absence not less than twenty-four hours in advance of the21
scheduled meeting. If a member designates a person to serve as a proxy as provided22
in Paragraph (3) of this Section, he shall still notify the chairman of his absence. 23
(6) A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of the active voting members24
or their proxies if the bylaws so provide.25
(7) Whenever a vacancy occurs in a council seat, whether by death,26
resignation, or automatic removal, such vacant seat shall no longer be counted as an27
active voting member in determining a quorum until a successor has been appointed28
by the commissioner of the office of motor vehicles in the same manner as the29
original appointment to fill the unexpired term.30 ENROLLEDHB NO. 900
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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
shall be held at the office of motor vehicles in Baton Rouge.6
(10) Members of the council shall serve without compensation and7
reimbursement of expenses other than compensation and reimbursement provided8
for by their employers.9
Section 2. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2015.10
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: