Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS › Section 1:2015-11

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Human service transportation and transit services (hereinafter
			 referred to as "passenger transportation services") are critical to the
			 well-being of our citizens and the economic health of our State. Without
			 dependable transportation, Oklahomans cannot get to work, to school, or to
			 their health care providers. For certain segments of the population, including
			 those who cannot drive and those who cannot afford a car, the absence of
			 reliable transportation only exacerbates social and economic isolation. This,
			 in turn, hurts all of Oklahoma.
That is why I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, by
			 the authority vested in me pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 of Article VI of the
			 Oklahoma Constitution, hereby establish the Governor's Oklahoma United We Ride
			 Council.
The purpose of the Council shall be to comprehensively assess
			 passenger transportation services in Oklahoma in order to maximize their
			 availability, efficiency, and quality. The Council shall evaluate existing
			 State and federal funding programs and other resources; identify and devise
			 pragmatic means to eliminate service gaps and barriers to access; and develop
			 recommendations to improve coordination among passenger transportation
			 providers.
The Council shall include, in its assessment, State agencies
			 that provide passenger transportation services, and shall review interagency
			 agreements regarding such services and recommend the consolidation or
			 restructuring of inefficient or duplicative programs. All State agencies shall
			 cooperate with the Council in implementing its recommendations, as well as the
			 provisions of this Order, more broadly. The Council shall be composed of the
			 following State officials, and will include the successors in office or
			 function, when applicable:
1. Director
		  of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce or his or her designee;
2. Director of the Oklahoma Department of
		  Rehabilitation Services or his or her designee;
3. Commissioner of Health or his or her
		  designee;
4. Director of the
		  Oklahoma Department of Human Services or his or her designee;
5. Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of
		  Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services or his or her designee;
6. Director of the Oklahoma Department of
		  Veterans Affairs or his or her designee;
7. Director of the Oklahoma Department of
		  Transportation or his or her designee;
8. Director of the Oklahoma Office of
		  Disability Concerns or his or her designee;
9. Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma
		  Health Care Authority or his or her designee;
10. Director of the Oklahoma Employment
		  Security Commission or his or her designee;
11. State Superintendent of Public
		  Instruction or his or her designee; and
12. Native American Liaison or his or her
		  designee.
The Council shall elect a chair and vice chair from its
			 membership. It shall report to the Governor regarding its progress and status
			 on January 1, 2016 and annually thereafter.
The Council shall appoint an Advisory Committee, composed of the
			 following individuals, to assist the Council in evaluating Oklahoma's passenger
			 transportation services and formulating recommendations for their improvement:
			 Two (2) members representing the transportation-disadvantaged population; three
			 (3) members representing transportation providers; two (2) members representing
			 transportation-disadvantaged organizations; and three (3) members representing
			 community government organizations. Members of the Advisory Committee shall
			 serve at the pleasure of the Council for a three-year term beginning upon
			 appointment, and may be reappointed at the discretion of the Council. Each
			 Advisory Committee member shall continue to serve until a new appointment has
			 been made for his or her position.
The Council and the Advisory Committee shall meet at such times
			 and places as the Council deems appropriate. Council and Advisory Committee
			 members shall serve without compensation, but members employed by a State
			 agency shall be reimbursed travel expenses related to their service on the
			 Council or Advisory Committee by their employing agency, as provided for by
			 State law. Remaining members of the Council and Advisory Committee shall be
			 reimbursed for travel expenses related to their service pursuant to this Order
			 as authorized by the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services, and in
			 accordance with State law. Administrative support for the Council and Advisory
			 Committee, including, but not limited to, personnel necessary to ensure the
			 proper performance of the Council's and Advisory Committee's duties and
			 responsibilities, and the design and maintenance of the Council's MyRide
			 Mobility application, shall be provided by the Oklahoma Department of
			 Rehabilitation Services.
This Executive Order shall be distributed to the Oklahoma
			 Department of Rehabilitation Services, which shall cause the provisions of this
			 Order to be implemented.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
			 Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
			 this 2nd day of March, 2015.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Mary Fallin
ATTEST:
Chris Benge
Secretary of State