208.609. Coordination of existing transportation services--voluntary transportation systems--emergency food services.

Coordination of existing transportation services--voluntarytransportation systems--emergency food services.

208.609. 1. The departments of social services, elementaryand secondary education, transportation, mental health,and health shall establish a task force which shalldevise plans to integrate and coordinate existing transportationservices such as school buses, OATS, Head Start, volunteer andother programs to take full advantage of existing transportationresources for the benefit of elderly and other needy populations.

2. The division of aging shall apply for a statewideVolunteers in Service to America Program for the purpose ofhelping to organize volunteer transportation systems in variouscommunities with large numbers of at-risk elderly persons.

3. The division of aging shall devise models and providetraining for senior housing facilities which seek to provideemergency food services to residents and neighbors.

(L. 1994 S.B. 426 § 4)