Senate Bill S2155B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the economically sustainable transportation demonstration program

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  • 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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2017-S2155 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §223, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7691
2019-2020: S5830
2021-2022: S6944

2017-S2155 - 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.

2017-S2155 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2155 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2155
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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 EIGHTEEN, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMIT-
 ED  TO, DOCUMENTATION OF PARTICIPATION RATES, ANY IMPEDIMENTS TO  IMPLE-
 MENTATION  ENCOUNTERED,  STEPS  TAKEN  TO  ENSURE  SUSTAINABILITY OF THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2017-S2155A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §223, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7691
2019-2020: S5830
2021-2022: S6944

2017-S2155A - 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.

2017-S2155A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2155A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2155--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Aging  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 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
 provide an on demand transit service for seniors [that would use] ESTAB-
 LISHING,  AT  A  MINIMUM, OPERATIONAL HOURS DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS
 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 WITHIN ONE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2017-S2155B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §223, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7691
2019-2020: S5830
2021-2022: S6944

2017-S2155B (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.

2017-S2155B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2155B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2155--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SERINO, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging -- commit-
   tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
   mitted  to  said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Aging in
   accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from  said
   committee  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on Finance -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 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, 3, 4 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
 provide an on demand transit service for seniors [that would use] ESTAB-
 LISHING,  AT  A  MINIMUM, OPERATIONAL HOURS DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS
 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.]
   3. Before carrying out  the  economically  sustainable  transportation
 demonstration  program,  the  director  shall enter into a contract or a
 cooperative agreement with an eligible entity to provide recommendations
 and support to the director  regarding  the  administration  of  such  a
 program. [(a)] The eligible entity that enters into a contract or agree-
 ment under subdivision three of this section shall:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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