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AN ACT
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relating to a study regarding the use of certain public |
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transportation services by persons with disabilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this Act, "providers" and "services" have |
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the meanings assigned by Section 461.009, Transportation Code. |
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(b) The Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities, |
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in coordination with providers located in rural and urban areas of |
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the state, and paratransit advocacy groups, shall conduct a study |
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to determine: |
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(1) the feasibility of standardizing the process of |
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certifying an individual's eligibility for services in the state; |
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and |
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(2) whether the current 21-day provision of services |
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by a provider is adequate to meet the needs of visitors with |
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disabilities to locations served by the provider. |
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(c) Not later than January 1, 2015, the Governor's Committee |
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on People with Disabilities shall submit a report on the findings of |
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the study performed under this section to the governor, lieutenant |
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governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and standing |
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committees of the senate and house of representatives that have |
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jurisdiction over issues related to transportation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1545 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1545 on May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 2, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1545 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |