§1461. Requirements for private training and driving instructor schools
A.
(1)Every person engaged in the business of operating a private driving instructor
training school or agency, or providing driving courses, shall apply for and procure a license
from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services. No person
shall advertise or otherwise hold himself before the public, for remuneration, as qualified,
licensed, or otherwise approved to train or instruct without having first obtained a license or
contract with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services.
(2)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
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§1461. Requirements for private training and driving instructor schools
A.(1) Every person engaged in the business of operating a private driving instructor
training school or agency, or providing driving courses, shall apply for and procure a license
from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services. No person
shall advertise or otherwise hold himself before the public, for remuneration, as qualified,
licensed, or otherwise approved to train or instruct without having first obtained a license or
contract with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services.
(2) 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 Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall
consent to, pass, and pay the costs of a criminal history background check pursuant to R.S.
15:587.
B. Every person desiring to train or instruct in driving courses shall file a written
application with the commissioner.
C. The commissioner of the office of motor vehicles shall establish rules and
regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act subject to oversight review
by the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways, and public works, for the
following:
(1) The issuance, suspension, or revocation of licenses.
(2) The requirements and qualifications of each applicant for a contract.
(3) The establishment of the terms, manner, and location of instruction and testing.
(4) The establishment of the causes of suspension or revocation of the license and
contract and the imposition of a fine not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars,
pursuant to a schedule, for any violation of statutory law, rules, and regulations or the terms
of the contract.
D. The commissioner shall charge a fee of twenty-five dollars for each school or
agency. The commissioner shall charge a fee of ten dollars for each additional instructor that
the school or agency may employ.
E. The fees collected under this Section shall be paid to the office of motor vehicles
of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and used for its maintenance, operation,
and supervision.
F. Every person properly licensed pursuant to this Section on or after June 30, 2012,
shall administer in accordance with law and administrative rules promulgated by the
Department of Public Safety and Corrections, as a third-party examiner, both the knowledge
and on-road driving skills tests required for the issuance of a Class "D" or "E" license in
Louisiana.
G. For purposes of this Section 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, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in
this Section, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) "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 R.S. 32:408.1
or this Section 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.
(2) "Principal" means a person or provider who has the primary responsibility for a
driver education program at a school or agency.
(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) "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.