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Assembly Bill A8229
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LUPARDO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Pamela J. Hunter
Edward Ra
2017-A8229 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Aging
- Law Section:
- Elder Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §223, Eld L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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A6896
2017-A8229 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8229 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 2, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee 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 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.] 6. [Within amounts appropriated, the] THE DIRECTOR SHALL ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, IN UP TO FIVE COUN- TIES, EACH WITH NOT MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PERSONS AS OF THE TWO THOUSAND TEN UNITED STATES CENSUS, OR A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT OF TWO CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES THAT EACH DO NOT HAVE MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED THOU- SAND PERSONS AS OF THE TWO THOUSAND TEN UNITED STATES CENSUS. THE direc- tor shall make grants available to qualified economically sustainable transportation providers of no less than fifty-five thousand dollars per grantee [in the first year of the operation of the program]. EACH PROVIDER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PILOT PROGRAM WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, DOCUMENTATION OF PARTICIPATION RATES, ANY IMPED- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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