GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 241 2017 Regular Session Chad Brown
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Expands requirements within driver education and
prelicensing training courses
DIGEST
Present law requires the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, to
establish a portion of the "driver education course" or "prelicensing training course" relative
to the economic effects of littering.
Proposed law modifies present law by re-designating the provision and adds that the courses
include the economic and adverse effects of littering.
Proposed law requires the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, to
establish and implement a curriculum within the driver education and prelicensing training
courses relative to managing a routine traffic stop.
Proposed law requires the department to establish rules and regulations to administer and
define the requirements within the courses.
Proposed law requires that the curriculum be developed that considers the actions of officers,
the drivers and occupants, the number of occupants, the time and reason for the stop, the
location of the stop, and any other circumstance surrounding the stop.
Proposed law requires the course include instruction concerning law enforcement procedures
for traffic stops; instruction on the importance of officers, drivers, and passengers
maintaining integrity and respect during traffic stops; demonstrations of appropriate
interactions with law enforcement; and demonstrations of the proper actions to be taken
during traffic stops.
(Adds R.S. 32:402.1(B) and (C); Repeals R.S. 32:402.1(A)(3)(c))
Effective August 1, 2017.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Transportation,
Highways and Public Works to the original bill:
1. Make a technical change.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways,
and Public Works to the engrossed bill
1. Adds that driver education courses include the adverse effects of littering.
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Prepared by Sharon F. Lyles.