Under the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act, also known as the Transportation Development Act, revenues from a 14 percent sales tax in each county are, among other things, available for allocation by the transportation planning agency to transit operators and for community transit services. Existing law requires a transit operator that receives funds through the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act and that provides dial-a-ride or paratransit service to provide those services consistent with certain requirements.
This bill would prohibit, on and after January 1, 2027, those transit operators from requiring a person who receives, or is eligible to receive, paratransit services based on a disability or medical condition, and whose condition cannot reasonably be expected to improve, to recertify their eligibility, unless the person has a temporary eligibility or there is a review to broaden the person's eligibility, as specified. The bill would require a temporary eligibility to be valid for 180 days or until the date indicated by the person's medical professional, as specified. The bill would prohibit renewal of temporary eligibility more than 6 consecutive times. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on a local agency, it would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.