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AB 17: Transit Pass Pilot Program: free or reduced-fare transit passes.

  • Session Year: 2017-2018
  • House: Assembly
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Existing law declares that the fostering, continuance, and development of public transportation systems are a matter of statewide concern. Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to administer various programs and allocates moneys for various public transportation purposes.

This bill would, upon an appropriation of moneys from the Public Transportation Account by the Legislature, create the Transit Pass Pilot Program to be administered by the department to provide free or reduced-fare transit passes, directly or through a 3rd party, including a transit agency, to specified pupils and students by supporting new, or expanding existing, transit pass programs. The bill would require the department to develop guidelines that describe the application process and selection criteria for awarding the moneys made available for the program, and would exempt the development of those guidelines from the Administrative Procedure Act. The bill would require the department to develop performance measures and reporting requirements to evaluate the effectiveness of the program, and would require the department to submit a report to specified committees of the Legislature on or before January 1, 2020, on the outcomes of the program and the status of transit pass programs statewide. The bill would provide that its requirements become effective only upon an appropriation that would trigger the creation of the program. The pilot program would be repealed on January 1, 2022.

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Assembly Floor3MIN
Sep 12, 2017

Assembly Floor

Senate Floor2MIN
Sep 7, 2017

Senate Floor

Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations1H
Sep 1, 2017

Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations

Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations2MIN
Aug 21, 2017

Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing7MIN
Jul 11, 2017

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing

Assembly Floor1MIN
May 31, 2017

Assembly Floor

Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations1H
May 26, 2017

Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations

Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations1MIN
May 3, 2017

Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations

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