Senate Bill 2594

    Florida Senate - 1998        (NP)                      SB 2594

    By Senators Hargrett, Crist, Lee and Grant





    21-795-98

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Hillsborough County;

  3         relating to the regulation of providers that

  4         transport transportation disadvantaged clients

  5         under a contract with the community

  6         transportation coordinator; providing that the

  7         notice of award of a contract between the

  8         community transportation coordinator and a

  9         transportation provider establishes public

10         convenience and necessity as required for

11         obtaining a certificate of public convenience

12         and necessity; authorizing the community

13         transportation coordinator to exempt certain

14         transportation providers from obtaining a

15         certificate of public convenience and necessity

16         from the Hillsborough County Public

17         Transportation Commission when specified

18         conditions have been met; providing an

19         effective date.

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21  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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23         Section 1.  (1)  If a transportation provider applies

24  to the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission

25  for a certificate of public convenience and necessity

26  restricted exclusively to transporting clients in accordance

27  with a contract with the community transportation coordinator

28  created by chapter 427, Florida Statutes, and the applicant

29  provides the commission with a notice of award of the

30  contract, the notice of award establishes public necessity and

31  convenience as required for granting a certificate of public

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    Florida Senate - 1998        (NP)                      SB 2594
    21-795-98




  1  convenience and necessity restricted to transporting clients

  2  in accordance with the contract between the provider and the

  3  community transportation coordinator as set forth in the

  4  award, together with the number of vehicle permits which is

  5  required under the contract. The restricted certificate is

  6  renewable in accordance with the terms of the related contract

  7  with the coordinator. All other provisions of the governing

  8  statute and rules of the commission continue to apply.

  9         (2)  A public entity that is serving as the community

10  transportation coordinator may exempt providers that transport

11  clients in accordance with a contract between the provider and

12  the coordinator from subsection (1) if:

13         (a)  The exemption applies to all providers that are

14  contracting with the coordinator;

15         (b)  The exemption is limited to transportation

16  services provided under the contract; and

17         (c)  The coordinator has otherwise provided for

18  inspecting the vehicles used to transport clients and

19  monitoring the safety of those vehicles and for reviewing and

20  monitoring the qualifications and safety of the drivers of

21  those vehicles.

22         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

23  law.

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