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<ns0:ActionText>INTRODUCED</ns0:ActionText>
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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Senator Wiener</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> Relative to transportation access. </ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Transportation access: persons with epilepsy.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>This measure would encourage relevant state agencies to evaluate existing transportation programs, develop policy options, and consider pilot initiatives that improve reliable, affordable, and accessible transportation for individuals with epilepsy. The measure would also encourage coordination with federal partners and welcome the participation of advocacy groups in informing and advancing complementary state-federal strategies.</html:p>
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<ns0:FiscalCommittee>YES</ns0:FiscalCommittee>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Epilepsy is a neurological condition affecting thousands of working age adults and adolescents in California, many of whom are otherwise healthy, capable of employment, and seeking financial independence; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Individuals living with epilepsy often face driving restrictions due to the risk of seizures, significantly limiting their access to employment opportunities, particularly in suburban and rural areas where public transportation is insufficient or unavailable; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Research indicates that, largely due to transportation barriers, adults with epilepsy experience unemployment rates more than five times higher than those without epilepsy or those who may suffer from other chronic conditions; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, The lack of reliable and accessible public transportation for individuals living with epilepsy directly affects their ability to gain and maintain employment, thus severely limiting their financial stability and contributions to the economy; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Ireland has successfully implemented policies to improve transportation access for individuals living with epilepsy, demonstrating a feasible model for ensuring mobility and workforce participation; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, The establishment of the Congressional Epilepsy Caucus in Washington, D.C. provides an opportunity to elevate this issue to a national level, ensuring broader recognition and support for transportation accessibility for adults with epilepsy; now, therefore, be it</html:p>
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<html:i>Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring,</html:i>
That the Legislature of the State of California recognizes transportation access as a critical determinant of employment, independence, and economic participation for adults living with epilepsy, particularly those subject to medically necessary driving restrictions, and urges future legislative action to address persistent transportation barriers that disproportionately affect working age adults with epilepsy, especially in suburban and rural regions; and be it further
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<html:i>Resolved,</html:i>
That the Legislature encourages relevant state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Transportation Agency and the California Health and Human Services Agency, to evaluate existing transportation programs, develop policy options, and consider pilot initiatives that improve reliable, affordable, and accessible transportation for individuals with epilepsy, with the goals of reducing unemployment, strengthening workforce participation, and promoting economic self-sufficiency; and be it further
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<html:i>Resolved,</html:i>
That the Legislature encourages coordination with federal partners, including the United States Congress and the Congressional Epilepsy Caucus, and welcomes the participation of advocacy organizations in informing and advancing complementary state-federal strategies, while affirming that the responsibility for policy leadership and action rests with elected legislative bodies; and be it further
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<html:i>Resolved,</html:i>
That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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