Resources

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) provide that no entity shall discriminate against an individual with a disability in connection with the provision of transportation services. The law sets forth specific requirements for vehicle and facility accessibility and the provision of service, including complementary paratransit service.

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Guides on ADA Transportation

Justice Department's ADA Rule

Bus Testing; Calculation of Average Passenger Weight and Test Vehicle Weight

KYTC ADA/Section 504 Program Complaint Form

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

The Commonwealth and its transit agencies must ensure that they comply with the requirements of EEO and that they:

Do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age or physical or mental disability;
Take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability or age;
Post in accessible and conspicuous places and make available to employees and applicants for employment notices setting forth an EEO policy.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Title VI

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin in programs or activities which receive Federal Financial Assistance. (Language Assistance Provided at No Cost)

Public Notice to Beneficiaries Title VI Complaints

Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Title VI Bus Notice

Title VI Certification (One Time Only) TitleVI Appendix A and Notice

Guidelines of Limited English Proficiency (LEP) for Public Transportation Providers Title VI and Appendix C & D

Federal Interagency: Limited English Proficiency Title VI and Appendix E

Title VI and Appendix F

Safety

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Drug and Alcohol Program

The Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 mandated the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to combat prohibited drug use and alcohol misuse in the transportation industry. For that portion of the transportation industry having to do with the provision of and service to the public of “mass transportation,” the FTA is the agency delegated with the authority and responsibility for issuing these implementing rules. These rules are encompassed in 49 CFR Part 655, Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations.

49 CFR Part 655 What Employers Need to Know About DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing

49 CFR Part 40 CFR 655 71 Records Retention DA

COLLECTION SITES-KYTC Pre-Employment Notification and Acknowledgement Form
FTA Drug and Alcohol Policy Builder Previous Employer Release of Information Form
Acknowledgement of Policy Form Post-Accident Decision Making Form
Reasonable Suspicion Determination Report RandomCharts
Assess Your Compliance - DAPM Acknowledgement of Prohibited Awareness Training

FTA Drug and Alcohol Tools and Resources

U.S. DOT Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC)

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Safety and Oversight (TSO)

FTA administers a national transit safety program and compliance oversight. The program purpose is to provide advance safe, reliabile and equitable transit systems. Through this program the Transit Safery and Oversight office aids in improving a safer transit system through policy development, hazard investigation, data collection, risk analysis and oversight.

Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE)

The Department's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program is designed to remedy ongoing discrimination and the continuing effects of past discrimination in federally-assisted highway, transit, airport, and highway safety financial assistance transportation contracting markets nationwide. The primary remedial goal and objective of the DBE program is to level the playing field by providing small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals a fair opportunity to compete for federally funded transportation contracts.

Program Goal Notification CERTIFIED_DBE_DIRECTORY

DBE Directories DBE Public Hearing Notice

FTA's DBE Program Policy Statement

Rural Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP)

The Rural Transit Assistance Program provides a funding source to assist in the creation and implementation of training and technical assistance and other support tailored to meet the needs to the transit operators.

FTA's RTAP Program Kentucky RTAP Area MAP

KENTUCKY RTAP REGIONAL MEMBERS RTAP Committee Member Contacts

Additional Resources

Charter

Transit Asset Management Plan (TAM)

Nonpublic School Bus

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