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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the 1 2 general assembly to create a flexible, accessible, affordable, 1 3 and equitable transportation system which will allow Iowans 1 4 who have disabilities or are elderly to have a choice in 1 5 accessing transportation regardless of geographic location. 1 6 Sec. 2. DEFINITIONS. 1 7 As used in this Act: 1 8 1. "Department" means the state department of 1 9 transportation. 1 10 2. "Disability" means, with respect to an individual, a 1 11 physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or 1 12 more of the major life activities of the individual, a record 1 13 of physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one 1 14 or more of the major life activities of the individual, or 1 15 being regarded as an individual with a physical or mental 1 16 impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major 1 17 life activities of the individual. "Disability" does not 1 18 include any of the following: 1 19 a. Homosexuality or bisexuality. 1 20 b. Transvestitism, transsexualism, pedophilia, 1 21 exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not 1 22 resulting from physical impairments, or other sexual behavior 1 23 disorders. 1 24 c. Compulsive gambling, kleptomania, or pyromania. 1 25 d. Psychoactive substance abuse disorders resulting from 1 26 current illegal use of drugs. 1 27 3. "Hours of operation" means the actual hours that a 1 28 service provider is open to provide transportation services. 1 29 4. "Major life activity" includes functions such as caring 1 30 for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, 1 31 hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, or working. 1 32 5. "Senior citizen" means an individual who is sixty years 1 33 of age or older. 1 34 6. "Transit system" means a public transit system defined 1 35 in section 324A.1. 2 1 Sec. 3. SENIOR CITIZEN AND DISABLED PERSONS TRANSPORTATION 2 2 PILOT PROGRAM. 2 3 1. The department shall establish a pilot program to 2 4 provide transportation for senior citizens and persons with 2 5 disabilities. The pilot program shall involve four one-year 2 6 pilot projects commencing on July 1, 1998. The pilot program 2 7 shall be implemented by the department in cooperation with an 2 8 oversight committee established by the department as follows: 2 9 a. The committee shall be comprised of eleven members, 2 10 appointed by the director of the department in accordance with 2 11 sections 69.16 and 69.16A. 2 12 b. Eight members of the committee shall be senior citizens 2 13 and persons with disabilities who are currently transit system 2 14 users. 2 15 c. Three members of the committee shall be employees of 2 16 the department. 2 17 d. Membership on the committee shall, to the extent 2 18 possible, be geographically balanced. 2 19 2. The committee shall have the following duties: 2 20 a. To develop a request for proposals to be issued by the 2 21 department, not later than October 1, 1997, to all transit 2 22 systems in the state regarding participation in the pilot 2 23 program and develop requirements for submission of proposals. 2 24 b. To select, not later than April 1, 1998, four transit 2 25 systems to participate in the pilot program. 2 26 c. To oversee operation of the pilot program and report to 2 27 the department and the general assembly not later than 2 28 December 31, 1999, regarding the pilot program. The report 2 29 shall contain information regarding the utilization of 2 30 transportation services by senior citizens and persons with 2 31 disabilities which were provided by each participating transit 2 32 system, the costs of providing the services which are incurred 2 33 by each participating transit system, and recommendations 2 34 regarding whether the pilot program should be expanded, 2 35 modified, or eliminated. 3 1 d. To develop minimum required hours of operation and 3 2 service user fees for the four transit systems selected to 3 3 participate in the pilot program. 3 4 3. Public members of the committee shall receive their 3 5 actual and necessary expenses associated with their official 3 6 duties in serving on the committee. 3 7 Sec. 4. SELECTION OF TRANSIT SYSTEMS. The four transit 3 8 systems selected by the committee to participate in the pilot 3 9 program shall meet the following criteria: 3 10 1. Provide transportation services to all persons with 3 11 disabilities or senior citizens within the service area of the 3 12 transit system regardless of age or disability. 3 13 2. Provide transportation services seven days a week, 3 14 including holidays, with hours of operation that meet the 3 15 minimum requirements established by the committee and that are 3 16 sufficient to meet the needs of persons with disabilities and 3 17 senior citizens, including operation during evenings and on 3 18 weekends. 3 19 3. Have the capability to respond to individual requests 3 20 for transportation services, including door-to-door service. 3 21 4. Coordinate with neighboring transit systems to allow 3 22 persons with disabilities and senior citizens to travel 3 23 outside the service area of the pilot project transit system. 3 24 5. Be able to commence operations on July 1, 1998. 3 25 6. Establish a local advisory board to oversee the pilot 3 26 project consisting of five persons with disabilities, five 3 27 senior citizens, and one representative of the transit system. 3 28 The advisory board shall meet at least quarterly to address 3 29 service user and transit system concerns and shall develop a 3 30 service user survey and forward the results to the department. 3 31 Sec. 5. APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from the 3 32 general fund of the state to the state department of 3 33 transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and 3 34 ending June 30, 1998, the following amount, or so much thereof 3 35 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 4 1 For the senior citizen and disabled persons transportation 4 2 pilot program, including official expenses of members of the 4 3 pilot program oversight committee, support, miscellaneous 4 4 purposes, and for providing $225,000 to each of the four 4 5 transit systems chosen for the pilot program: 4 6 .................................................. $ 1,000,000 4 7 The department may utilize up to $100,000 of the funds for 4 8 administrative costs and expenses of the oversight committee, 4 9 which may include the costs of a program administrator. Each 4 10 transit system selected for the pilot program may use up to 4 11 $50,000 of the funds allocated to the transit system for 4 12 administrative costs. 4 13 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this 4 14 section which remain unexpended or unobligated at the close of 4 15 the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the 4 16 state but shall remain available for expenditure in the 4 17 succeeding fiscal year. Funds remaining unobligated on June 4 18 30, 1999, shall revert to the general fund of the state. 4 19 Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATES. Section 3, subsection 1, of this 4 20 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 4 21 enactment. The remainder of the Act takes effect on July 1, 4 22 1997. 4 23 EXPLANATION 4 24 This bill establishes a senior citizen and disabled persons 4 25 transportation pilot program in the state department of 4 26 transportation. The bill requires the department to establish 4 27 an oversight committee to implement the pilot program 4 28 consisting of eight members who are persons with disabilities 4 29 and senior citizens and three members who are department 4 30 employees. The committee is to develop a request for 4 31 proposals to be distributed to transit systems in the state, 4 32 select four transit systems to participate in the pilot 4 33 program, and prepare a report to the department and the 4 34 general assembly on the pilot program. The committee is to be 4 35 politically and gender balanced and as geographically balanced 5 1 as possible. 5 2 The committee is to select four transit systems to 5 3 participate in the pilot program based on their ability to 5 4 provide transportation services to senior citizens and persons 5 5 with disabilities in a flexible manner on a seven-days-a-week 5 6 basis and during sufficient hours of operation to meet the 5 7 needs of the senior citizens and persons with disabilities in 5 8 the transit system's service area. Each transit system 5 9 selected shall form an advisory board consisting of five 5 10 members who are senior citizens and five members who have 5 11 disabilities and one representative from the transit system. 5 12 The bill directs the department to issue the request for 5 13 proposals not later than October 1, 1997, and directs the 5 14 oversight committee to select the four participating transit 5 15 systems not later than April 1, 1998, and to provide a report 5 16 to the department and the general assembly not later than 5 17 December 31, 1999. The actual transportation service portion 5 18 of the pilot program shall last one year, from July 1, 1998, 5 19 to June 30, 1999. 5 20 The bill defines several terms, including "senior citizen" 5 21 (a person age 60 or older) and "transit system" (defined as a 5 22 public, regional, or urban transit system under Code chapter 5 23 324A). The bill defines the term "disability" the same as 5 24 defined in Code section 15.102, subsection 5. 5 25 The bill takes effect on July 1, 1997, except for the 5 26 provisions regarding the establishment of the committee by the 5 27 department, which take effect upon enactment. 5 28 LSB 1712SV 77 5 29 mk/cf/24
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