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ACT No. 388
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 658
BY REPRESENTATIVE STAGNI
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 32:422.2, relative to the Louisiana Advisory Council on Driver
3 Education membership; to modify the rules, regulations, and standards to include
4 driver education providers; to increase the membership of the council; to remove the
5 additional two-year cap on members appointed to the council; to increase the number
6 of unexcused absences; to modify the procedure for council vacancies and
7 appointment of council officers; to provide for council meeting venues; and to
8 provide for related matters.
9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 32:422.2 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
11 ยง422.2. The Louisiana Advisory Council on Driver Education
12 A. The Louisiana Advisory Council on Driver Education, referred to in this
13 Section as the "council", is hereby created to provide input, and guidance, and
14 recommendations to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections on matters
15 pertaining to rules, regulations, and standards for licensure of defensive driving
16 courses and driver education providers as provided in Chapter 29 of Part I of Title
17 55 of the Louisiana Administrative Code.
18 B. The council shall be composed of five seven voting members and five
19 non-voting members. and two non-voting ex officio members appointed by the
20 commissioner of the office of motor vehicles. The membership shall consist of:
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1 (1) One current officer Three members of the Driving School Association
2 of Louisiana appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the president of the
3 Driving School Association of Louisiana.
4 (2) Two members owners of licensed and approved commercial driving
5 schools in Louisiana with current membership in the Driving School Association of
6 Louisiana the Americas appointed from a list of four persons nominated by the
7 president of the Driving School Association of Louisiana the Americas.
8 (3) Two secondary education professionals from the Department of
9 Education, who are driver's education instructors, appointed from a list of four
10 persons nominated by the superintendent of the Department of Education.
11 (4) One representative of the office of motor vehicles, licensing and
12 certification division, appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the
13 commissioner of the office of motor vehicles.
14 (5) One representative of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission
15 appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the executive director of the
16 Louisiana Highway Safety Commission.
17 (6) One member of the Louisiana State Police appointed by the
18 superintendent of the Louisiana State Police.
19 (7) One member of the Louisiana House of Representatives appointed by the
20 chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
21 (8) One member of the Senate appointed by the chairman of the Senate
22 Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
23 C. Members listed in Paragraphs (B)(1) through (3) of Subsection B of this
24 Section shall be voting members. If a voting member is unable to attend a meeting,
25 he may designate a person to serve as a proxy for voting purposes, if such act is
26 executed in writing, signed by the member, and filed with the secretary at or before
27 the meeting.
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1 D. Members shall be appointed to serve an initial two-year term on the
2 council and may be eligible to be reappointed to serve an additional two-year term
3 terms.
4 E. A member shall be automatically removed from the advisory council if
5 he has more than one two unexcused absence absences during any twelve-month
6 period. An absence is excused for purposes of this Subsection when the cause is one
7 which a reasonably prudent person would deem to take precedence over fulfillment
8 of a solemn public duty or if the absence is known in advance by the member and he
9 notifies the chairman of his absence not less than twenty-four hours in advance of the
10 scheduled meeting. If a member designates a person to serve as a proxy as provided
11 in Subsection C of this Section, he shall still notify the chairman of his absence.
12 F. A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of the active voting members
13 or their proxies if the bylaws so provide.
14 G. Whenever a vacancy occurs in a council seat, whether by death,
15 resignation, or automatic removal, such vacant seat shall no longer be counted as an
16 active voting member in determining a quorum until a successor has been appointed
17 by the commissioner of the office of motor vehicles appropriate official as provided
18 in Subsection B of this Section in the same manner as the original appointment to fill
19 the unexpired term.
20 H. Officers of the council shall be appointed at the beginning of each new
21 term and shall include a chairman, vice chairman, and secretary, and two at-large
22 board members.
23 I. All meetings shall be quarterly and conducted in accordance with the
24 requirements of the state's Open Meetings Law. Procedural matters shall be
25 conducted in accordance with the latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order. Meetings
26 shall be held at any of the following venues:
27 (1) the The office of motor vehicles in Baton Rouge.
28 (2) A legislative committee room located in the Louisiana state capitol.
29 (3) Any electronic venue agreed upon by the council officers.
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1 J. Members of the council shall serve without compensation and
2 reimbursement of expenses other than the compensation and reimbursement
3 provided for by their employers.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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