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By: Allen, Riddle (Senate Sponsor - Ellis) |
H.B. No. 1545 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2013; |
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April 30, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Transportation; May 14, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable |
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Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; |
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May 14, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1545 |
By: Ellis |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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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