Florida Senate - 2018                                     SB 770
       
       
        
       By Senator Garcia
       
       
       
       
       
       36-00099-18                                            2018770__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the transportation disadvantaged;
    3         amending s. 427.0155, F.S.; authorizing community
    4         transportation coordinators, in cooperation with the
    5         coordinating board, to plan for and use regional fare
    6         payment systems under certain circumstances which
    7         enhance cross-county mobility for specified purposes
    8         for certain persons who are unable to transport
    9         themselves or to purchase transportation; amending s.
   10         427.0157, F.S.; requiring each coordinating board to
   11         evaluate multicounty or regional transportation
   12         opportunities to include regional fare payment
   13         systems, when available, which enhance cross-county
   14         mobility for specified purposes for such persons;
   15         providing an effective date.
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   17  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   19         Section 1. Subsection (10) is added to section 427.0155,
   20  Florida Statutes, to read:
   21         427.0155 Community transportation coordinators; powers and
   22  duties.—Community transportation coordinators shall have the
   23  following powers and duties:
   24         (10) In cooperation with the coordinating board, plan for
   25  and use regional fare payment systems when available and cost
   26  effective, which enhance cross-county mobility for the
   27  transportation disadvantaged to access employment, health care,
   28  education, shopping, or other life-sustaining services across
   29  one or more county lines.
   30         Section 2. Subsection (6) of section 427.0157, Florida
   31  Statutes, is amended to read:
   32         427.0157 Coordinating boards; powers and duties.—The
   33  purpose of each coordinating board is to develop local service
   34  needs and to provide information, advice, and direction to the
   35  community transportation coordinators on the coordination of
   36  services to be provided to the transportation disadvantaged. The
   37  commission shall, by rule, establish the membership of
   38  coordinating boards. The members of each board shall be
   39  appointed by the metropolitan planning organization or
   40  designated official planning agency. The appointing authority
   41  shall provide each board with sufficient staff support and
   42  resources to enable the board to fulfill its responsibilities
   43  under this section. Each board shall meet at least quarterly and
   44  shall:
   45         (6) Evaluate multicounty or regional transportation
   46  opportunities to include regional fare payment systems, when
   47  available, which enhance cross-county mobility for the
   48  transportation disadvantaged to access employment, health care,
   49  education, shopping, or other life-sustaining services across
   50  one or more county lines.
   51         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.