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A2429
ASSEMBLY, No. 2429
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman TENNILLE R. MCCOY
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
���� Requires NJT to implement education program for
services provided to persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and other
individuals with mobility needs.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act
concerning outreach by the New Jersey Transit
Corporation and supplementing P.L.1979, c.150
(C.27:25-1 et al.).
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� a.� The corporation
shall establish an education program to educate and provide information and
assistance on the corporation�s reduced fare program, Access Link services, and
other services available to persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and other
individuals with mobility needs.
���� b.��� The education program
shall:
���� (1)�� publish information on
the corporation�s website and in pamphlets that are to be available on Access
Link vehicles regarding the services provided by the corporation;
���� (2)�� hold information
sessions at least once per month throughout the State.� The information
sessions shall be held in locations that are accessible to persons with
disabilities and the corporation shall ensure that Access Link or other
services are available to provide transportation to and from the information
sessions;
���� (3)�� conduct a public
awareness campaign concerning the services provided by the corporation to make
sure that the corporation is reaching as many mobility-dependent individuals as
possible; and
���� (4)�� engage in such other
activity as the executive director of the corporation deems appropriate to
further the purposes of the education program.
���� c.���� In establishing and
implementing the education program, the corporation shall coordinate its
efforts with the Commissioner of Transportation in fulfillment of the
commissioner�s duties pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1973, c.126 (C.27:1A-71).
���� d.��� On or before March 1 of
each year, the corporation shall submit a report to the Governor and, pursuant
to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature concerning
the activities conducted pursuant to the education program.
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect on the 90th day following enactment.
STATEMENT
���� This bill requires the New
Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) to establish an education program
to education and provide information and assistance on NJ Transit�s reduced
fare program, Access Link services, and other services available to persons
with disabilities, senior citizens, and other individuals with mobility needs.
The program is required to publish information about the services provided by
NJ Transit, hold information sessions at least once per month throughout the
State, conduct an awareness campaign on the services provided by NJ Transit,
and engage in such other activity as the executive director of NJ Transit deems
appropriate to further the purposes of the education program.� NJ Transit is
required submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature concerning the
activities conducted pursuant to the education program.