To create the Agency Council on Coordinated Transportation. The council would facilitate a statewide approach to transportation coordination. The council would also support the development of community-based coordinated transportation systems that identify and address barriers, focus on results, and increase advocacy for special needs transportation.   Official Text and Analysis.

To modify the ACCT's termination date, and extend it to June 30, 2010, instead of June 30, 2017. Technical changes are made to the Council's duties. The JTC, with cooperation from the ACCT, is directed to study and review the legal and programmatic changes and best practices necessary for providing effective coordination of special needs transportation at the subregional level, and to submit its report to the Legislature by December 1, 2007.

To make the following changes: The makeup of ACCT is modified; meetings must be open to the public and accessible; and the council is directed to seek input from persons with special transportation needs. ACCT is directed to establish statewide guidelines, applicable to transportation providers, for consistent and appropriate complaint processes. State paratransit and special needs grants will require applicants to have a complaint process in place that follows the guidelines established by the council. These grants follow a two-year funding cycle with applications due in January 2009. ACCT is directed to participate in state emergency and disaster planning by representing to the emergency management council the transportation concerns of persons considered at high risk. Regional transportation planning organizations submit plans to ACCT every four years but update project lists every two years. A number of technical changes are made.