Florida · statute · Fla. Stat. ch. 427 · 27 active provisions
For the purposes of ss. 427.011-427.017:(1) “Transportation disadvantaged” means those persons who because of physical or mental disability, income status, or age are unable to transport themselves or to purchase transportation and are, therefore, dependent upon others to obtain access to health care, employment, educa…
There is created the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged in the Department of Transportation.(1) The commission shall be composed of 11 members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, in accordance with the requirements of s. 20.052, as follows:(a) The Secretary of Transportation or his or her desi…
The purpose of the commission is to accomplish the coordination of transportation services provided to the transportation disadvantaged. The goal of this coordination is to assure the cost-effective provision of transportation by qualified community transportation coordinators or transportation operators for the transp…
Each purchasing agency, in carrying out the policies and procedures of the commission, shall:(1) Use the coordinated transportation system for provision of services to its clients, unless each department or purchasing agency meets the criteria outlined in rule or statute to use an alternative provider.(2) Pay the rates…
(1) In developing the transportation improvement program, each metropolitan planning organization or designated official planning agency in this state shall include a realistic estimate of the cost and revenue that will be derived from transportation disadvantaged services in its area. The transportation improvement pr…
Community transportation coordinators shall have the following powers and duties:(1) Execute uniform contracts for service using a standard contract, which includes performance standards for operators.(2) Collect annual operating data for submittal to the commission.(3) Review all transportation operator contracts annu…
The purpose of each coordinating board is to develop local service needs and to provide information, advice, and direction to the community transportation coordinators on the coordination of services to be provided to the transportation disadvantaged. The commission shall, by rule, establish the membership of coordinat…
(1) The community transportation coordinator shall maximize the use of public school transportation and public fixed route or fixed schedule transit service for the transportation of the transportation disadvantaged.(2) The school boards shall cooperate in the utilization of their vehicles to enhance coordinated transp…
(1) There is established in the State Treasury the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund to be administered by the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged. All fees collected for the transportation disadvantaged program under s. 320.03(9) shall be deposited in the trust fund.(2) Funds deposited in the trust f…
(1)(a) All transportation disadvantaged funds expended within the state shall be expended to purchase transportation services from community transportation coordinators or public, private, or private nonprofit transportation operators within the coordinated transportation system, except when the rates charged by propos…
Upon notification by an agency of the Federal Government that any provision of this act conflicts with federal laws or regulations, the state or local agencies involved may take any reasonable steps necessary to assure continued federal funding. Further, it is the legislative intent that the conflict shall not affect o…
(1) For purposes of this section, the term “transportation service provider” means an organization or entity that contracts with a local government to provide paratransit service to persons with disabilities using a dedicated fleet of vehicles operated by its employees or directly contracted drivers who meet paratransi…
(1) For purposes of this section, the term “transportation service provider” means an organization or entity that contracts with a local government to provide paratransit service to persons with disabilities. This term does not include the department.(2) The Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged shall establi…
This part may be cited as the “Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991.”
(1) The Legislature finds and declares that:(a) The Federal Government, in order to carry out the purposes established by Title II of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, by the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, endeavored to ensure that interstate and intrastate telecommunications relay services…
As used in this part:(1) “Administrator” means a corporation not for profit incorporated pursuant to chapter 617 and designated by the Florida Public Service Commission to administer the telecommunications access system pursuant to this act and rules and regulations established by the commission.(2) “Commercial mobile…
(1) The commission shall establish, implement, promote, and oversee the administration of a statewide telecommunications access system to provide access to telecommunications relay services by persons with hearing loss or speech impairment or who are deafblind, or others who communicate with them. The telecommunication…
(1) Consistent with the provisions of this act and rules and regulations established by the commission, the administrator shall:(a) Purchase, license, store, distribute, and maintain specialized telecommunications devices, equipment, and specialized communications technology, either directly or through contract with th…
(1) The commission shall appoint an advisory committee to assist the commission with implementing this part. The committee shall be composed of no more than 10 persons and shall include, to the extent practicable, persons recommended by organizations representing the following groups:(a) The deaf.(b) Persons with heari…
Neither the commission, the administrator, the provider of the telecommunications relay service, nor any agent, employee, representative, or officer of the foregoing shall be liable for any claims, actions, damages, or causes of action arising out of or resulting from the establishment, participation in, or operation o…
(1) The central communications office of each county sheriff’s department shall purchase and continually operate at least one TDD.(2)(a) The central communications office of each police department and each firefighting agency in a municipality with a population of 25,000 to 250,000 shall purchase and continually operat…
This part may be cited as the “Assistive Technology Device Warranty Act.”
As used in this part:(1) “Assistive technology devices” means manual wheelchairs, motorized wheelchairs, motorized scooters, voice-synthesized computer modules, optical scanners, talking software, braille printers, environmental control devices for use by a person with quadriplegia, motor vehicle adaptive transportatio…
A manufacturer who sells a new assistive technology device to a consumer, either directly or through an assistive technology device dealer, shall furnish the consumer with an express warranty for the assistive technology device. The duration of the express warranty must be at least 1 year after first delivery of the as…
(1) If a new assistive technology device does not conform to an applicable express warranty and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, the assistive technology device lessor, or any of the manufacturer’s authorized assistive technology device dealers and makes the assistive technology device availa…