Florida Senate - 2017                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1086
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/28/2017           .                                
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       The Committee on Transportation (Garcia) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (10) is added to section 427.0155,
    6  Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         427.0155 Community transportation coordinators; powers and
    8  duties.—Community transportation coordinators shall have the
    9  following powers and duties:
   10         (10) In cooperation with the coordinating board, plan for
   11  and use regional fare payment systems when available and cost
   12  effective, which enhance cross-county mobility for the
   13  transportation disadvantaged to access employment, health care,
   14  education, shopping, or other life-sustaining services across
   15  one or more county lines.
   16         Section 2. Subsection (6) of section 427.0157, Florida
   17  Statutes, is amended to read:
   18         427.0157 Coordinating boards; powers and duties.—The
   19  purpose of each coordinating board is to develop local service
   20  needs and to provide information, advice, and direction to the
   21  community transportation coordinators on the coordination of
   22  services to be provided to the transportation disadvantaged. The
   23  commission shall, by rule, establish the membership of
   24  coordinating boards. The members of each board shall be
   25  appointed by the metropolitan planning organization or
   26  designated official planning agency. The appointing authority
   27  shall provide each board with sufficient staff support and
   28  resources to enable the board to fulfill its responsibilities
   29  under this section. Each board shall meet at least quarterly and
   30  shall:
   31         (6) Evaluate multicounty or regional transportation
   32  opportunities to include regional fare payment systems, when
   33  available, which enhance cross-county mobility for the
   34  transportation disadvantaged to access employment, health care,
   35  education, shopping, or other life-sustaining services across
   36  one or more county lines.
   37         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.
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   39  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   40  And the title is amended as follows:
   41         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   42  and insert:
   43                        A bill to be entitled                      
   44         An act relating to the transportation disadvantaged;
   45         amending s. 427.0155, F.S.; authorizing community
   46         transportation coordinators, in cooperation with the
   47         coordinating board, to plan for and use regional fare
   48         payment systems under certain circumstances which
   49         enhance cross-county mobility for specified purposes
   50         for certain persons who are unable to transport
   51         themselves or to purchase transportation; amending s.
   52         427.0157, F.S.; requiring each coordinating board to
   53         evaluate multicounty or regional transportation
   54         opportunities to include regional fare payment
   55         systems, when available, which enhance cross-county
   56         mobility for specified purposes for such persons;
   57         providing an effective date.