SECTIONS 15980-15984 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 15980-15984

15980. The Director of Transportation shall be responsible for
generally monitoring the implementation of this part . The funds for
administration and monitoring of this program by the Director of
Transportation shall be funded by funds made available for that
purpose from federal funds.

15982. (a) Any social service transportation provider may request
an exemption from coordination or consolidation as required under the
action plan. The request for exemption shall be submitted to the
Director of Transportation, who shall render a decision within 60
days after receiving the request. If the Director of Transportation
denies the request, it shall be forwarded to the California
Transportation Commission, which shall render a decision within 60
days after receiving it.
The request for exemption shall be granted if, on the basis of
information submitted with the request, the Director of
Transportation or the commission, as the case may be, finds that the
effectiveness of the social transportation service provided the
recipients would be impaired by consolidation or coordination.
(b) The Director of Transportation shall adequately inform social
service program managers about these requirements well in advance of
the deadlines outlined in this section.
(c) The commission shall periodically review, as it deems
necessary, the performance of the designated agencies to determine
compliance with the action plans and conditions for approval.

15984. The Department of Transportation shall provide technical
assistance to paratransit providers who may wish to explore
coordination strategies but lack the capability to develop and
implement those strategies.