The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Sharon F. Lyles.
DIGEST
SB 17 Original 2017 Regular Session Gatti
Present law requires individuals who apply for a driver's license to submit written evidence of
successful completion of either a "driver education course" or "prelicensing training course".
Present law requires the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, to
establish rules and regulations to administer and define the requirements of driver education and
prelicensing training courses.
Proposed law retains present law and requires driver education and prelicensing training courses to
include course content relative to appropriate driver conduct when stopped by a law enforcement
officer.
Present law requires individuals, as part of the application procedure to obtain a license to operate
a motor vehicle, to pass a road knowledge test which includes rules of the road, signs, and signals,
sharing the road with motorcycles and tractor/trailer trucks, economic effects of littering, distracted
driving, trailer safety, and not less than two questions relative to railroad and highway grade crossing
safety, and knowledge of all relevant traffic regulations.
Proposed law retains present law and adds requirement that the road knowledge test include
knowledge of appropriate driver conduct when stopped by a law enforcement officer.
Effective January 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 32:402.1(A)(1)(a) and (2)(b), 407(A)(2)(a), and 408(A)(1))