AB 970 — California Department of Aging: grants: transportation.

Summary

Existing law, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The act authorizes the state board to include the use of market-based compliance mechanisms. Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the state board as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be available for appropriation. Existing law requires the California Department of Aging to designate various private nonprofit or public agencies as area agencies on aging to work for the interests of older Californians within a planning and service area and provide a broad array of social and nutritional services. Existing law states that the mission of the department is to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or the least restrictive homelike environments. Existing law establishes certain wellness, injury prevention, and other programs within the department to serve both older individuals and persons with a disability, as defined. This bill would make grant awards available under the State Air Resources Board's Clean Mobility Options program for disadvantaged communities and low-income communities to eligible applicants, including, but not limited to, area agencies on aging and public transit operators. The grant awards would be used to fund transportation to and from nonemergency medical services for older individuals and persons with disabilities, for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The bill would require that transportation be made available using the purchase, lease, operation, or maintenance of zero-emission vehicles, or, under specified circumstances, near-zero-emission vehicles, with a capacity for 7 to 15 passengers, inclusive. The bill would authorize the allocation of moneys from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to fund the grant program. This bill would require the California Department of Aging, on or before July 1, 2020, to hold a public workshop devoted to the topic of overcoming barriers in providing transportation to and from nonemergency medical services for older individuals and persons with disabilities. The bill would specify the components of the workshop, including, but not limited to, presentations by the State Air Resources Board and public transit agencies on specified issues. The bill would repeal the public workshop provisions on January 1, 2021.

Bill Text

• Enrolled 09/06/19 - Enrolled Current pdf September 06, 2019
• Amended 08/29/19 - Amended Senate pdf August 29, 2019
• Amended 07/05/19 - Amended Senate pdf July 05, 2019
• Amended 04/12/19 - Amended Assembly pdf April 12, 2019
• Amended 03/20/19 - Amended Assembly pdf March 20, 2019
• Introduced 02/21/19 - Introduced pdf February 21, 2019
• AB970 View text html

Action History

1. January 21, 2020

   Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

2. October 13, 2019

   Vetoed by Governor.

3. September 11, 2019

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

4. September 05, 2019

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3021.).

5. September 03, 2019

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. September 03, 2019

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2460.).

7. August 30, 2019

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. August 29, 2019

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

9. August 13, 2019

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

10. August 12, 2019

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

11. July 05, 2019

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

12. July 03, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 3).

13. June 11, 2019

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on EQ. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

14. May 29, 2019

    Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and EQ.

15. May 23, 2019

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

16. May 22, 2019

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1822.)

17. May 20, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

18. May 16, 2019

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (May 16).

19. May 08, 2019

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

20. April 23, 2019

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

21. April 22, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

22. April 12, 2019

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

23. April 03, 2019

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

24. March 21, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C.

25. March 20, 2019

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. Read second time and amended.

26. March 04, 2019

    Referred to Coms. on AGING & L.T.C. and TRANS.

27. February 22, 2019

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

28. February 21, 2019

    Read first time. To print.

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