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The House is looking for a push for House Bill No. 1936. This legislation would place a minimal fee on the “Person with Disability Parking Placard” issued by PennDOT. The money raised would administer the placard program and provide critical funding to the disabled and provide critical funding for center for independent living. Currently PennDOT is struggling with a disability parking program that is out of control. PennDOT issues 750,000 disability parking permits each year – at no charge to those who apply. Establishing a modest fee for this service and requiring periodic renewals would help ensure that the placards are getting into the hands of those who truly need them and would help provide CIL's with a sustainable funding source for their programs.
This legislation would solve two problems:
- It would provide the independent living community with a sustainable funding source for their vital programs.
- It will help correct abuses in the PennDOT disability parking placard program.
Importantly, this is not a tax. Instead, it is an innovative user fee approach. This is the disabled community asking for the opportunity to pay for their own programs. At the same time it will actually reduce state spending and allow PennDOT a chance to help clean up the bureaucracy associated with doling out free place cards at the current time.
TAKE ACTION NOW!!!
We are asking everyone to take time and make your voice heard. House Bill No. 1936 needs to be moved out of committee and we need your help. We are asking you to take the time to write to your local representative as well as to the House of Representative's Transportation Committee in an effort to open their eyes to this legislation (send electronically). Below is a summary of the information pertaining to House Bill No. 1936.
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
House Bill
No. 1936
Prime Sponsor: Hon. Douglas G. Reichley
Introduced by: REICHLEY, MURPHY, BRIGGS, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, EVERETT, FRANKEL, GEIST, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GROVE, HARHAI, MALONEY, MILLER, NEUMAN, PRESTON, PYLE, SAYLOR, K. SMITH, STURLA, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD AND MAJOR
Last Action on Bill No. 1936: Referred to the Transportation Committee on October 26, 2011
Summary: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for person with disability plate and placard; and providing for fee for person with disability placard.
Click here for a complete overview of Bill No. 1936.
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Step 1:
- Write to your local representative urging them to co-sponsor House Bill No. 1936.
- To find your local representative click here! Select your county and your local representative and their contact information will be displayed for you.
- If you chose to email your letter to a representative obtain their email address by clicking here.
- Need help writing your letter to your representative? A sample letter to representatives can be found by clicking here!
- Upon completion of your advocacy letter please be sure to email a copy to Beverly Davis-Migliaccio in Community Resources for Independence corporate office.
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Step 2:
- Send your advocacy letters to the members of the PA House of Representative Transportation Committee.
- Be sure to include why co-sponsorship is vitally important to this piece of legislation and the reasoning for so.
- If you chose to email your letter to a representative obtain their email address by clicking here.
- Upon completion of your advocacy letter please be sure to email a copy to Beverly Davis-Migliaccio in Community Resources for Independence corporate office.
- For contact information for the Transportation Committee see below.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Transportation Committee
RepublicanMajority
Hon. Richard A. Geist Chair Hon. C. Adam Harris Secretary Hon. Mark K. Keller Subcommittee Chair on Highways Hon. Jim Marshall Subcommittee Chair on Aviation Hon. Jeffrey P. Pyle Subcommittee Chair on Railroads Hon. Douglas G. Reichley Subcommittee Chair on Public Transportation Hon. Katharine M. Watson Subcommittee Chair on Trans. Safety Hon. Seth M. Grove WestGate Plaza Hon. Kate Harper 1515 Dekalb Pike Suite 106 Hon. Doyle Heffley 110 North Third Street Hon. David S. Hickernell 222 S. Market Street Suite 103 Hon. Ron Marsico 4401 Linglestown Road, Suite B Hon. Tina Pickett
Hon. Marguerite Quinn
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DemocratMinority
Hon. Michael P. McGeehan Democratic Chair Hon. Chelsa Wagner Democratic Secretary Hon. Tim Briggs Subcommittee Dem. Chair on Transportation Safety Hon. Mike Carroll Subcommittee Dem. Chair on Highways Hon. Paul Costa Subcommittee Dem. Chair on Public Trans. 519 Penn Avenue Hon. R. Ted Harhai Subcommittee Dem. Chair on Aviation Hon. Tony J. Payton Jr. Subcommittee Dem. Chair on Railroads Hon. Gary Haluska 323 Mellon Avenue Hon. Mark Longietti 2213 Shenango Valley Freeway Hon. Steven J. Santarsiero 277 North Sycamore Street
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For additional information regarding the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives or House Bill No. 1936 click here! Additional addresses for
committee members can be found here.
