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House Bill 1545 |
House Author: Allen et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Ellis |
House Bill 1545 requires the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities, in coordination with rural and urban providers of certain public transportation services for people with disabilities, and paratransit advocacy groups, to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of standardizing the process of certifying an individual's eligibility for associated services in Texas and whether the current 21-day provision of services by such a provider is adequate to meet the needs of visitors with disabilities to locations served by the provider. The bill requires the committee, not later than January 1, 2015, to submit a report on the study findings to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and legislative standing committees with jurisdiction over transportation-related issues.