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ACT No. 334
2017 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 241
BY REPRESENTATIVE CHAD BROWN
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 32:402.1(B) and (C) and to repeal R.S. 32:402.1(A)(3)(c), relative to driver
3 education and prelicensing training courses; to increase requirements within driver
4 education and prelicensing courses; to provide for the establishment of a curriculum
5 relative to the economic effects of littering; to require the course curriculum include
6 a section on how to respond to a traffic stop; to provide for the establishment of
7 rules, regulations, and requirements for the course; and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 32:402.1(B) and (C) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง402.1. Driver education; required
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12 B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services,
13 shall establish a portion of the "driver education course" and "prelicensing training
14 course" relative to the economic and adverse effects of littering in conjunction with
15 Keep Louisiana Beautiful, Inc.
16 C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services,
17 shall establish and implement a portion of the "driver education course" and
18 "prelicensing training course" relative to managing a routine traffic stop. The
19 department shall establish rules and regulations to administer and define the
20 requirements within the course. The curriculum shall be developed considering the
21 actions of officers, the drivers and occupants, the number of occupants, the time and
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1 reason for the stop, the location of the stop, and any other circumstance surrounding
2 the stop. At a minimum, the course shall include the following:
3 (a) Instruction concerning law enforcement procedures for traffic stops.
4 (b) Instruction on the importance of officers, drivers, and passengers
5 maintaining integrity and respect during traffic stops.
6 (c) Demonstrations of appropriate interactions with law enforcement.
7 (d) Demonstrations of the proper actions to be taken during traffic stops.
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9 Section 2. R.S. 32:402.1(A)(3)(c) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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