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State Trends in Coordination
Nicholas FarberAugust 5, 2010 - APTA State Public
Transportation Partnerships Conference, Seattle WA
National Conference of State LegislaturesDenver, Colorado
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Non-profit, bi-partisan organization. Members are all 50 state legislatures, 7,400
legislators and 30,000 legislative staff in 50 states, D.C. and U.S. territories.
Offices in Denver and D.C. Among our goals - To provide legislatures with
information and research about policy issues, both state and federal.
NCSL tracks state policy developments in all public policy areas.
Work closely w/ the states, federal agencies, sister organizations, think tanks
NCSL Transportation Program
Covers all topics of interest to state legislatures in transportation.
Expert, experienced staff Instant Response Information Clearinghouse Technical Assistance: on-site testimony, arrange expert
panels, in-depth research Policy reports and briefs on numerous topics Data Bases: Issue-Specific State Transportation
Legislation on funding, coordination, traffic safety NCSL Transportation Committee made up of legislative
committee chairs and other transportation leaders from the 50 states.
NCSL Transportation Program
Covers all topics of interest to legislatures in transportation, including: Human Service Transportation Coordination Traffic Safety State Transportation Funding Hazmat Transportation Trucking Issues Aviation Passenger and Freight Rail Transit Intelligent Transportation Systems
Recent Trends in Coordination
Created Comprehensive Statement of Legislative Intent that Coordination is State Policy: 13 states-- AR, FL, IA, IL, KY, MD, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, VT, WA
State Agency Coordinating Councils Established by Legislation: 12 states--AR, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, KY, MN, MO, NH, VT, and WA
State Agency Coordinating Councils Established by Executive Order: 14 states-- AK, CO, KS, MD, MA, NE, NC, NJ, OK, OR, SC, SD, WV, WI
Recent Trends in Coordination
Total Number of States with Coordinating Councils: 26
Agency Cooperation, without specific mandate: 5 states--IA, MA, MI, NH, OH
Recent Proposed Legislation for Coordination Councils in AL, GA*
Local coordination facilitated: CA, HI, NH, VA, WA Other laws—“Legislative mandate for agencies to
cooperate:” 10 states--AZ, CA, KS, ME, MS, MT, PA, SC, TN, TX
Recent Coordination Enactments
Alaska A.O. No. 243 (2008): Created the Governor's Coordinated Transportation
Task Force (CTTF) Purpose:
To serve as the advisory committee to the governor To develop policy and procedural recommendations for the
state's various existing programs
The CTTF presented its findings to the governor on Feb. 11.
The report presents a process “to achieve a coordinated human service public transportation culture as well as a structure to sustain it"
Recent Coordination Enactments
Florida HB 1175 (2008): Requires all human service agencies to identify
dollars spent on NEMT services to transportation disadvantaged clients
Requires all agencies to pay the transportation rates approved by the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged
Amends provisions allowing for purchase of transportation services outside the coordinated system
Recent Coordination Enactments
Georgia HB 277 (2010): Creates the Georgia Coordinating Committee for
Rural and Human Services Transportation of the Governor's Development Council
The committee has to examine the manner in which transportation services are provided by the participating agencies represented on the committee
Requires a report to be submitted to the Governor’s Development council every year that makes recommendations to improve practices
Recent Coordination Enactments
Massachusetts HB 107 (2009): Created the Massachusetts Mobility Compact Goals are to:
Increase mobility for people and goods in the state Promote administrative efficiency and program
improvement among transportation agencies Share best practice techniques Promote local economic growth for transportation
facilities in rural and less accessible areas of the state
Recent Coordination Enactments
Minnesota SB 2540 (2010): Creates the Minnesota Council on Transportation
Access The council was established to study, evaluate,
oversee, and make recommendations to improve the coordination, availability, accessibility, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and safety of transportation services provided to the transit public
Expires June 30, 2014
Recent Coordination Enactments
New Hampshire SB 321 (2010): Sets the term of 3 years for the coordination council
members Broadens the purpose of the coordinating council from
serving “senior citizens and persons with disabilities to “the general public, in particular citizens in need of access to essential services and activities”
Expands the purpose of the council so that it can approve the formation of local coordinating councils
Allows the council to issue grants “for the purpose of making grants to improve community transportation”
Recent Coordination Enactments
South Carolina HB 3279 (2008): Created the Committee to Study Mass Transit and
Human Services Transportation The committee has to study all mass transit
systems and human services transportation systems in South Carolina and report on the status of these programs
The final report was due on March 13, 2010
Recent Coordination Enactments
South Carolina EO 2009-13: Establishes the South Carolina Interagency
Transportation Coordination Council, which promotes interagency cooperation and statewide coordination to cut costs and eliminate waste in current transportation programs.
Recent Coordination Enactments
Tennessee HB 2937 (2008): Requires the DOT to coordinate all financial resources that
are provided for transportation services in the state Requires those seeking funds from the DOT to file a report
detailing the amount needed and the purpose
Tennessee SB 2835 (2008): Requires any state department making a grant for
transportation services and entities receiving funds for specialized services from the state to coordinate those transportation services or specialized transportation services with the department's multimodal transportation resource division.
Recent Coordination Enactments
Washington HB 2072 (2009): Created a work group, led by ACCT, to increase
efficiencies in NEMT Requires ACCT to collaborate and monitor local
coordinating coalitions toward the council's progress towards achieving its goals, the progress of each region in advancing coordination of and accessibility to special transportation services, and to provide input to local and regional planning organizations for advancing special needs transportation
Creates a local coordinating coalition in each nonemergency medical transportation brokerage region.
NCSL Caltrans MAP Project
MAP's Goals: Improve the effectiveness of coordination
and partnerships Coordination will assist by opening lines
of communication to:
Promote human services transportation coordination
Improve mobility choices for targeted consumers
Implement the Mobility Management Plan
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NCSL Caltrans MAP Project
In conjunction with JNTC, NCSL: Performed legislative research on relevant
California and federal statutes Conducted presentations, discussions and
interviews with Caltrans, the MAP PAC and other study stakeholders
Analyzed key regulatory and policy-related issues which surfaced during the study that were obstacles to the improvement of state coordination efforts
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NCSL Caltrans MAP Project
NCSL Recommendations: Improve the Unmet Needs Process Amend NEMT Medi-Cal regulations Strengthen CTSAs Improve insurance and volunteer driver laws Establish a formalized structure to promote
coordination
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NCSL Transportation Program: Transit and Human Service Transportation Coordination
Extensive 2005 baseline study of state coordination efforts
Multi-year effort in conjunction with Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) to create awareness about coordination policy options in state legislatures.
Recent reports on paratransit insurance, school bus use, mobility management, state coordinating councils Available upon request
NCSL Transportation Program: Transit and Human Service Transportation Coordination
50-State Transportation Coordination Legislation On-line Data Base
Technical Assistance to states on request Presentations at conferences such as the
CTAA Coordination Institute. Educational sessions for NCSL
Transportation Committee about specific state efforts Session on coordination in Louisville, KY on July 26
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Contact Information
o Nick Farber - nicholas.farber@ncsl.org (303) 856-1433
o www.ncsl.org
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