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HB 669 Reengrossed 2022 Regular Session Pierre
Abstract: Establishes criminal history background check requirements for every person engaged
in the operation of a private training or driving instructor school.
Proposed law requires the office of motor vehicles to execute a thorough background investigation,
including a criminal history background check, of every applicant for the purpose of verifying the
qualifications of the applicant or renewal pursuant present law.
Proposed law defines a "criminal history background check" as a check of all state records of arrest,
prosecution, conviction, including those which have been expunged or dismissed pursuant to present
law, and national records which is required to include fingerprints of the applicant and other
identifying information, if so requested by the department.
Proposed law requires any current or prospective person engaged in the business of operating a
private driving instructor training school or agency, or providing driving courses pursuant to present
law to submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the La. Bureau of Criminal
Identification and Information. Further, requires fingerprints and other identifying information from
the current or prospective person engaged in the business of operating a private driving instructor
training school or agency, or providing driving courses to be submitted to the bureau.
Proposed law requires the bureau to forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
for a national criminal history records check when requested by the department. Further, requires
bureau to provide the agency with the national criminal history record information of the current or
prospective person engaged in the business of operating a private driving instructor training school
or agency, or providing driving courses pursuant to present law.
Proposed law requires the cost associated with fingerprint cards to be paid by the applicant.
Present law requires the principal of the third-party examiner or tester seeking a contract with the
Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services to administer commercial driving
examinations to consent to and pay the costs associated with an annual background check.
Proposed law retains present law and adds noncommercial driving examinations and tests and
modifies the procedure for a criminal history background check pursuant to present law.
Proposed law requires every person engaged in the business of operating a private driving instructor
training school or agency, or providing driving courses who has or is seeking a contract or license with the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, to consent to, pass, and pay
the costs of a background check pursuant present law.
(Amends R.S. 32:408.1(E) and R.S. 40:1461(A); Adds R.S. 15:587(A)(1)(e)(vi) and (vii))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Make a technical change.