Chapter 8.5. Guaranteed Return Trip Demonstration Project of California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 5.5. >> Chapter 8.5.

This chapter and Article 4 (commencing with Section 14170) of Chapter 2 of Part 5 shall be known and may be cited as the Guaranteed Return Trip Demonstration Project.

The Department of General Services shall establish and administer the Guaranteed Return Trip Demonstration Project in accordance with this chapter.

The demonstration project shall utilize state owned equipment and facilities operated by the department, or equipment and services contracted for by the department, to make return trip transportation available to eligible state employees in cases of emergency or other unforeseen circumstances which make it necessary for the employee to leave his or her workplace. The transportation shall be provided at no cost or at a nominal cost not to exceed the amount normally spent for home-to-work transportation by such means as a taxi, rental car, fleet car, or escort service, to the employee' s home or other agreed upon location.

The department shall develop standards and guidelines for the demonstration project, including standards for eligibility for and utilization of services provided under the demonstration project. The services shall be available to all state employees who regularly commute to work by use of mass transit or high-occupancy vehicle.

(a) The department shall conduct an evaluation of the Guaranteed Return Trip Demonstration Project established pursuant to this chapter to determine the effectiveness of the project in promoting the use of mass transit and high-occupancy vehicle commuting by state employees. The evaluation shall include all of the following:
  (1) Utilization of services under the project.
  (2) Cost of providing services.
  (3) Impact of the project on the patterns of mass transit and high-occupancy vehicle usage by state employees.
  (b) Not later than July 30, 1993, the department shall submit to the Legislature the results of its evaluation of the demonstration project, together with its recommendation as to whether the project should be continued.