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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 181
BY REPRESENTATIVE HARRISON
TRANSPORTATION: Continues the Human Services Coordinated Transit Work Group
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To urge and request the re-creation of the Human Services Coordinated Transit Work Group2
created by House Concurrent Resolution No. 131 of the 2011 Regular Session of the3
Legislature.4
WHEREAS, House Concurrent Resolution No. 131 of the 2011 Regular Session of5
the Legislature created and formed the Human Services Coordinated Transit Work Group,6
led by the Department of Transportation and Development; and7
WHEREAS, the need for reliable transportation is necessary for normal daily8
activities to sustain life in modern America; and9
WHEREAS, a growing population of Americans is expected to rely on transit or10
paratransit services because by 2025 over sixty-two million or eighteen percent of the United11
State population will be over the age of sixty-five; and12
WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana must strive to meet federal highway, Federal13
Transit Administration, and other federal guidelines for the provisions of human services14
transportation in order to provide transportation choice, mobility, and access for citizens; and15
WHEREAS, in 2005, the United We Ride Task Force created the Louisiana Action16
Plan for Statewide Transportation Coordination that included a framework for data,17
structure, interaction, and resources to optimize service, funding, and resources, and by18
expanding state authority to mandate coordination efforts among all service providers; and19
WHEREAS, the work of the 2005 United We Ride Task Force was not implemented20
due to the overshadowing effect of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; and21 HLS 12RS-4707 ORIGINAL
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WHEREAS, the Human Service Coordinated Transit Work Group, with active1
support and leadership commitment from both public and private stakeholders, was initially2
tasked with reviewing best practices and reports and information from a variety of areas to3
help establish existing conditions, forecast needs, identify gaps, control costs, and make4
existing services more effective and prepared for the future; and5
WHEREAS, the Human Service Coordinated Transit Work Group has made great6
strides in completing the tasks as set forth in House Concurrent Resolution No. 131 of the7
2011 Regular Session of the Legislature by offering recommendations for systemic changes;8
and9
WHEREAS, some difficulties and deficiencies that continue to exist, including but10
not limited to escalating costs and growth in the population of elderly, disabled, and low-11
income communities in Louisiana, call for ongoing and continuous discussion and study.12
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Human Service Coordinated Transit13
Work Group shall be re-created and shall continue to be convened by the secretary of the14
Department of Transportation and Development to further study and recommend any15
changes necessary to make services more effective in meeting future transportation needs16
of able-bodied and disabled citizens of the state.17
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the work group re-created herein shall consist18
of the following members:19
(1)A representative of AARP.20
(2)A representative of the Center for Planning Excellence.21
(3)A representative of the New Orleans Regional Planning Commission.22
(4)A representative of the South Central Planning and Development23
Commission.24
(5)A representative of a Council on Aging.25
(6)A representative of the Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs.26
(7)A representative of the Louisiana Public Health Institute.27
(8)A representative of the ARC.28
(9)A representative of VetTrans.29
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(11)A representative of PACE - New Orleans.1
(12)A representative from the private sector providers of human services2
transport.3
(13)A representative of the Area Agency on Aging.4
(14)Representatives of the Department of Health and Hospitals, who will5
collectively have one vote and include the office of aging and adult services, office of6
behavioral health, office of citizens with disabilities, and Medicaid.7
(15)A representative of the American Planning Association, Louisiana Chapter.8
(16)A representative of the Louisiana Association of Social Workers.9
(17)A representative of the Greater New Orleans Foundation.10
(18)A representative of the Louisiana Public Transit Association.11
(19)A representative of the Statewide Independent Living Council.12
(20)A representative of the Louisiana Workforce Commission.13
(21)A representative of Louisiana Rehabilitation Services.14
(22)A representative of the Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning and15
Development Commission.16
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the work group shall report its findings and17
recommendations to the legislature prior to the convening of the 2013 Regular Session of18
the Legislature of Louisiana.19
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the20
secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.21
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Harrison HCR No. 181
Urges and requests the re-creation of the Human Services Coordinated Transit Work Group,
created pursuant to HCR No. 131 of the 2011 R.S.