The Florida Senate
HOUSE MESSAGE SUMMARY
Prepared By: The Professional Staff of the Committee on Transportation
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BILL: CS/CS/SB 1380, 1
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INTRODUCER: Senator Hutson
SUBJECT: Transportation Services for Persons with Disabilities and the Transportation
Disadvantaged
DATE: March 6, 2024
I.Amendments Contained in Message:
House Amendment – 517321 (body with title)
II.Summary of Amendments Contained in Message:
House Amendment – 517321 (body with title)
The amendment:
Provides that the term “transportation service provider” does not include the Florida
Department of Transportation (FDOT).
Removes the October 1, 2024, deadline for the Commission for the Transportation
Disadvantaged (CTD) to establish a model system for transportation service providers to
receive and investigate complaints of adverse incidents. However, these procedures must still
be established.
Specifies requirements for the CTD’s model system to receive and investigate complaints of
adverse incidents.
Requires the Center for Urban Transportation Research to, by January 1, 2025, deliver a
report on model policies and procedures or best practices for paratransit providers to
complete trips within an acceptable time after pickup.
Requires the I-STREET Living Lab to, by January 1, 2025, deliver a comprehensive report
on technology and training improvements to better support persons with disabilities using
paratransit services, and provides a list of items to be reviewed and for I-STREET Living
Lab to provide recommendations.