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Senate Bill S5830
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S5830 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8143
- Current Committee:
- Senate Aging
- Law Section:
- Elder Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §223, Eld L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S7691
2017-2018: S2155
2021-2022: S6944
2019-S5830 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5830 SPONSOR: SERINO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to an economically sustainable transportation demonstration program PURPOSE: To establish an economically sustainable transportation demonstration pilot program in up to five counties. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends subdivisions 2, 3, 4 and 6 of section 223 of the elder law, instructing the director of the Office for the Aging to establish a pilot program for the economically sustainable transportation program, within the amounts appropriated therefor, in up to five counties, each with a population of less than 750,000 persons as of the 2010 Census, or two contiguous counties that each do not have more than 400,000 persons. Also requires that economically sustainable transportation providers that receive grants submit a report to the director including partic-
2019-S5830 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5830 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 15, 2019 ___________ 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, 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: [(1)] (A) Provide initial and ongoing technical assistance and support to the director for the administration of the sustainable transportation demonstration program. [(2)] (B) Provide initial and ongoing technical assistance to econom- ically sustainable transportation providers. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07690-01-9
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