RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 579 (HB 923) 2024 Regular Session Boyer
Prior law required every person desiring to train or instruct in driving courses file a written
application with the deputy secretary.
New law requires the written application be filed with the commissioner instead of the
deputy secretary.
Prior law required the deputy secretary of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, public
safety services, to establish rules and regulations governing the issuance and revocation of
requirements and qualifications of each applicant and enumerating the terms of the contract
and causes of suspension or revocation of the contract and possible fines for violations in
accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and subject to oversight review by the
House and Senate committees on transportation, highways and public works.
New law changes the governing authority from the deputy secretary to the commissioner and
changes the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services to the office of
motor vehicles.
New law changes the provisions that establish rules and regulations governing the issuance
and revocation of requirements and qualifications of each applicant and enumerating the
terms of the contract and causes of suspension or revocation of the contract and possible
fines for violations in existing law to the rules and regulations in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act and subject to oversight review by the House and Senate
committees on transportation, highways and public works, for:
(1) The issuance, suspension, or revocation of licenses.
(2) The requirements and qualifications of each applicant for a contract.
(3) The establishment of terms, manner, and location of instruction and testing.
(4) The establishment of the causes of suspension or revocation of the license and the
contract and the imposition of a fine not to exceed $1,500 pursuant to a schedule, any
violation of statutory law, rules, and regulations or the terms of the contract.
Prior law required the deputy secretary charge a fee of $25 for each school or agency.
Additionally, the deputy secretary will charge a fee of $10 for each additional instructor the
school or agency may employ.
New law changes the entity required to collect the charge from the deputy secretary to the
commissioner.
New law provides for the following definitions, as it relates to a driving instructor training
school or agency for a Class D or E license, or a person providing driving courses for a Class
D or E license:
(1) "Principal" means a person or provider who has the primary responsibility for a
driver education program at a school or agency.
(2) "Third-party tester" means a person or entity licensed to provide driving courses who
has executed a contract with the department to administer knowledge and road-skills
tests required by Louisiana law for driver's license issuance.
(3) "Third-party examiner" means a person employed by a third-party tester who is
licensed as an instructor and is also authorized by a contract with the state to
administer the knowledge and road-skills test for Class D and E licenses.
(4) "Engaged in the business of operating a private driving instructor training school or
agency" means any person or entity who applies to or contracts with the office of
 motor vehicles to operate a driving instructor training school or agency pursuant to
present law and any current or prospective employee who works the business
including but not limited to an instructor, an examiner, or any staff member who has
access to the students' records.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 40:1461(B), (C) and (D); Adds R.S. 40:1461(G))


Statutes affected:
HB923 Original: 40:1461(C)
HB923 Engrossed: 40:1461(B)
HB923 Reengrossed: 40:1461(B)
HB923 Enrolled: 40:1461(B)
HB923 Act : 40:1461(B)