Tennessee § 4-3-2311 - Special committee to study improvement of transportation services.

§ 4-3-2311. Special committee to study improvement of transportation services.

For purposes of this section, “transportation services” means public transportation services and transportation services for populations needing specialized assistance. There is hereby created a special committee, to be known as “the coordination committee,” to study the improvement of the methods of delivery and coordination of transportation services by state departments and agencies, as well as transportation provided by local government and non-profit agencies that are funded by state departments and agencies; the effectiveness of existing services and the need for new types of services; improvements in the effective use of existing funding by state departments and agencies to maximize financial efficiency; reduction of barriers to the effective funding of transportation services; identification of new sources of transportation funding; and improvement of universal mobility for Tennessee citizens and visitors. The coordination committee shall consist of the following persons and organizations: One (1) member of the transportation and safety committee of the senate and one (1) other member of the senate, each to be selected by the speaker of the senate; One (1) member of the transportation committee of the house of representatives and one (1) other member of the house of representatives, each to be selected by the speaker of the house of representatives; Two (2) representatives of the department of transportation; One (1) representative of the department of human services; One (1) representative of the department of children's services; One (1) representative of the department of finance and administration; One (1) representative of the Tennessee department of veterans services; One (1) representative of the bureau of TennCare; One (1) representative of the commission on aging and disability; One (1) representative of the Tennessee Public Transportation Association; and A representative from each department or state agency as deemed necessary by the department of transportation. The lead agency for supporting and staffing the coordination committee shall be the department of transportation. All appropriate state agencies shall provide assistance to the coordination committee upon request. All legislative members of the coordination committee who are duly elected members of the general assembly shall remain members of such committee until the committee reports its findings and recommendations to the general assembly. Non-legislative members shall serve without compensation. The coordination committee shall only meet on days when the house of representatives and the senate are otherwise meeting in session or committee. Departmental representatives on the coordination committee shall represent such department's policy and operational levels. The coordination committee's purpose shall be to regularly coordinate the efforts of each agency as follows: Improve transportation coordination; Improve methods of delivery of passenger transportation; Improve effectiveness of service and improve overall financial efficiency; Improve universal mobility for Tennessee citizens and visitors; and Identify opportunities and barriers, and recommend solutions to improve transportation coordination. The coordination committee shall promote public education about the availability and use of transportation services in this state and provide such information to all departments in state government and to the general public. The coordination committee is directed to create a strategic transportation coordination plan that will guide its work for the next five (5) years. Such plan shall be updated every five (5) years. The department of transportation shall present an executive summary for the coordination committee to the transportation and safety committee of the senate and transportation committee of the house of representatives annually. It is the intent of the general assembly that all departments of state government effectuate this section using existing resources. Acts 2011, ch. 198, § 1; 2013, ch. 236, §§ 88, 90; 2015, ch. 24, § 7. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2011, ch. 198, § 1 purported to add a new section concerning a special committee to study improvement of transportation services as § 4-3-2309 . Since Acts 2011, ch. 143 § 1 added § 4-3-2309 , ch. 198 was added as § 4-3-2311 . Acts 2015, ch. 24, § 7 provided that the Tennessee Code Commission is requested to change references in Tennessee Code Annotated, as volumes are replaced and supplements are issued, from “veterans' affairs” and “veterans affairs” to “veterans services” wherever the language appears in reference to the name or commissioner of the Tennessee department of veterans services. Amendments. The 2015 amendment substituted “veterans services” for “veterans affairs” in (b)(2)(G). Effective Dates. Acts 2015, ch. 24, § 9. July 1, 2015.