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Assembly Bill A6896

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the economically sustainable transportation demonstration program

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2019-A6896 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §223, Eld L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A8229

2019-A6896 (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.

2019-A6896 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6896
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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
 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
 YEAR  OF  THE  IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PILOT PROGRAM WHICH SHALL INCLUDE,
 BUT NOT BE LIMITED  TO, DOCUMENTATION OF PARTICIPATION RATES, ANY IMPED-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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