2009 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 208 Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and General Relief
208.275. Coordinating council on special transportation, creation--members, qualifications, appointment, terms, expenses--staff--powers--duties.

208.275. 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms mean:

(1) "Elderly", any person who is sixty years of age or older;

(2) "Handicapped", any person having a physical or mental condition, either permanent or temporary, which would substantially impair ability to operate or utilize available transportation.

2. There is hereby created the "Coordinating Council on Special Transportation" within the Missouri department of transportation. The members of the council shall be: two members of the senate appointed by the president pro tem, who shall be from different political parties; two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker, who shall be from different political parties; the assistant for transportation of the Missouri department of transportation, or his designee; the assistant commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education, responsible for special transportation, or his designee; the director of the division of aging of the department of social services, or his designee; the deputy director for mental retardation/developmental disabilities and the deputy director for administration of the department of mental health, or their designees; the executive secretary of the governor's committee on the employment of the handicapped; and seven consumer representatives appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate, four of the consumer representatives shall represent the elderly and three shall represent the handicapped. Two of such three members representing handicapped persons shall represent those with physical handicaps. Consumer representatives appointed by the governor shall serve for terms of three years or until a successor is appointed and qualified. Of the members first selected, two shall be selected for a term of three years, two shall be selected for a term of two years, and three shall be selected for a term of one year. In the event of the death or resignation of any member, his successor shall be appointed to serve for the unexpired period of the term for which such member had been appointed.

3. State agency personnel shall serve on the council without additional appropriations or compensation. The consumer representatives shall serve without compensation except for receiving reimbursement for the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties on the council from funds appropriated to the department of transportation. Legislative members shall be reimbursed by their respective appointing bodies out of the contingency fund for such body for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

4. Staff for the council shall be provided by the Missouri department of transportation. The department shall designate a special transportation coordinator who shall have had experience in the area of special transportation, as well as such other staff as needed to enable the council to perform its duties.

5. The council shall meet at least quarterly each year and shall elect from its members a chairman and a vice chairman.

6. The coordinating council on special transportation shall:

(1) Recommend and periodically review policies for the coordinated planning and delivery of special transportation when appropriate;

(2) Identify special transportation needs and recommend agency funding allocations and resources to meet these needs when appropriate;

(3) Identify legal and administrative barriers to effective service delivery;

(4) Review agency methods for distributing funds within the state and make recommendations when appropriate;

(5) Review agency funding criteria and make recommendations when appropriate;

(6) Review area transportation plans and make recommendations for plan format and content;

(7) Establish measurable objectives for the delivery of transportation services;

(8) Review annual performance data and make recommendations for improved service delivery, operating procedures or funding when appropriate;

(9) Review local disputes and conflicts on special transportation and recommend solutions.

(L. 1985 S.B. 53 §§ 1 to 4, A.L. 1988 S.B. 676)