Senate Bill S7691

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the economically sustainable transportation demonstration program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S7691 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §223, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2155
2019-2020: S5830
2021-2022: S6944

2015-S7691 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends provisions of the economically sustainable transportation demonstration program to provide an on demand transit service for seniors using automobiles driven by volunteer and paid drivers.

2015-S7691 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7691 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7691

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to an economically  sustaina-
  ble transportation demonstration program

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 6 of section 223 of the  elder  law,  as
added  by  section  3  of  part J of chapter 57 of the laws of 2006, are
amended to read as follows:
  2. The director shall establish the economically sustainable transpor-
tation demonstration program for the  purpose  of  enabling  seniors  to
remain  independent  and  mobile in their community. The program [would]
SHALL provide an on demand transit service for seniors [that would  use]
USING  automobiles  driven  by  volunteer  and paid drivers to transport
seniors to where they need and want to  go.  [After  a  period  of  five
years,  the  program  would  no longer be eligible for state funding and
would be completely  self-sustaining,  relying  on  consumer  fares  and
voluntary community support to remain operational.]
  6.  [Within  amounts appropriated, the] THE DIRECTOR SHALL ESTABLISH A
PILOT PROGRAM WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, IN UP TO FIVE  COUN-
TIES,  EACH  WITH NOT MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PERSONS AS OF THE
TWO THOUSAND TEN UNITED STATES CENSUS, OR A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT OF TWO
CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES THAT EACH DO NOT HAVE MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED  THOU-
SAND PERSONS AS OF THE TWO THOUSAND TEN UNITED STATES CENSUS. THE direc-
tor  shall  make  grants available to qualified economically sustainable
transportation providers of no less than fifty-five thousand dollars per
grantee [in the first year of the  operation  of  the  program].    EACH
PROVIDER  SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR BY FEBRU-
ARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN,  WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
LIMITED    TO,  DOCUMENTATION OF PARTICIPATION RATES, ANY IMPEDIMENTS TO
IMPLEMENTATION ENCOUNTERED, STEPS TAKEN TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY OF  THE
PROGRAM AND PROPOSALS FOR EXPANSION TO OTHER SERVICE AREAS. Such provid-
ers shall be eligible to receive funding under this section annually for
up  to  five  years.  After such time, providers must be able to provide
economically  sustainable  transportation  services  without   receiving
further public financial assistance for operating or capital expenses.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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