BILL NUMBER: AB 2647 CHAPTERED 07/12/02 CHAPTER 168 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 12, 2002 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR JULY 11, 2002 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY JUNE 30, 2002 PASSED THE SENATE JUNE 27, 2002 AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 25, 2002 AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 23, 2002 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 4, 2002 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Liu FEBRUARY 22, 2002 An act to amend Section 15975 of, and to repeal Sections 15973, 15975.1, 15976, and 15977 of, the Government Code, to amend Section 2056 of the Public Contract Code, and to repeal Section 161026 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2647, Liu. Transportation. (1) Existing law requires transportation planning agencies and certain other agencies, on a regular basis, to report to the Director of Transportation relative to social services transportation services and related matters, and to prepare an inventory of services and an action plan for service consolidation. Existing law requires the director to submit a summary of these reports to the Legislature on a biennial basis. This bill would repeal the provisions requiring the agencies to report to the director and prepare an inventory of services and the provisions requiring the director to submit a summary of the reports to the Legislature. (2) Existing law governing public contracts requires the Department of Transportation to establish and administer a computerized databank containing a list of certified minority, women, and disadvantaged business enterprises, and also containing a list of disabled veteran business enterprises certified by the Department of General Services. This bill would delete the requirement with respect to the list of disabled veteran business enterprises. (3) Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to submit a report every 3 years to the Secretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency relative to transportation corridors. This bill would repeal these provisions. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 15973 of the Government Code is repealed. SEC. 2. Section 15975 of the Government Code is amended to read: 15975. The transportation planning agencies and the county transportation commissions shall prepare and adopt an action plan that describes in detail the steps required to accomplish the consolidation of social service transportation services. Funding for the action plan shall be provided from local transportation funds made available under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200) of Part 11 of Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code. The action plan shall substantiate that one or more of the benefits indicated in Sections 15951 and 15952 are feasible for the services in a given geographic area. The action plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) The designation of consolidated transportation service agencies within the geographic area of jurisdiction of the transportation planning agency or county transportation commission. The action plan may designate more than a single agency or multiple agencies as consolidated transportation service agencies, if improved coordination of all services is demonstrated within the geographic area. In Ventura County, the county transportation commission is the consolidated transportation service agency. The action plan may also specify that the consolidation of some services and the coordination of other services is the most feasible approach, at the time the action plan is submitted, which will provide improved efficiency and effectiveness of those services. (b) The identification of the social service recipients to be served, of funds available for use by the consolidated or coordinated services, and of an orderly strategy and schedule detailing the steps required to develop the financial program and management structure necessary to implement consolidated or coordinated services. (c) Measures to coordinate the services provided under subdivision (a) with existing fixed route service provided by public and private transportation providers. (d) Measures for the effective coordination of specialized transportation service from one provider service area to another. (e) Measures to insure that the objectives of the action plan are consistent with the legislative intent declared in Section 15951. SEC. 3. Section 15975.1 of the Government Code is repealed. SEC. 4. Section 15976 of the Government Code is repealed. SEC. 5. Section 15977 of the Government Code is repealed. SEC. 6. Section 2056 of the Public Contract Code is amended to read: 2056. (a) The department shall establish and administer a computerized databank containing a list of certified minority, women, and disadvantaged business enterprises. On or before July 1, 1993, the data shall be made accessible to all awarding departments, local agencies, and the public for use in contracting for goods, construction, and services with those business enterprises. (b) The databank shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: (1) Name, address, and telephone number. (2) Ethnicity. (3) Gender. (4) Name of the participating state or local agency that conducted a site visit, and date of site visit, if applicable. (5) Type of ownership. (6) Product or service categories. (7) Geographical area. (8) Name of the participating state or local agency that performed the certification. (9) Any additional local requirements met by the enterprise, if applicable. (10) A record of actions by a participating state or local agency resulting in certification denial or decertification. (c) Information from the databank shall be made available to local public agencies and the public by the date specified in subdivision (a). (d) The database developed to implement this section shall enable the department to monitor changes to this information and to issue any reports as may be required. SEC. 7. Section 161026 of the Public Utilities Code is repealed.