Bill 57 explained in plain English
Transportation Systems Improvement Advisory Committee Act, 2018
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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This bill establishes the Transportation Systems Improvement Advisory Committee to analyze highway incident management, investigate accessible parking, and explore technology for safer transportation, with mandated reporting and ministerial response timelines.
This Ontario bill requires the Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, and the Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police to establish an advisory committee. This committee, called the Transportation Systems Improvement Advisory Committee, will analyze how highway incidents are managed and propose ways to improve it. It will also look into the system for accessible parking for people with disabilities and consider how technology can make roads and transportation safer and more accessible. The committee must be formed within 60 days of the bill receiving Royal Assent and must submit its recommendations within eight months of being established. Within 60 days of receiving the committee's report, each minister must tell the Legislative Assembly which recommendations they plan to implement. The bill also defines terms like 'highway incident' and 'person with a disability'.
- Requires the establishment of the Transportation Systems Improvement Advisory Committee.
- Mandates the committee to analyze highway incident management and propose improvements.
- Directs the committee to investigate the system of accessible parking for persons with a disability.
- Requires the committee to consider how technology can enhance highway safety and accessibility.
- Specifies timelines for the committee's establishment, reporting, and for ministers to respond to its recommendations.
- Defines key terms for the purposes of the Act.
- Minister of Transportation
- Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services
- Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police
- Members of the Transportation Systems Improvement Advisory Committee
- Persons with a disability
- The Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Drivers
- Emergency personnel
- Tow truck drivers
- Highway repair and maintenance workers
- The Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, and the Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police have an obligation to establish the advisory committee.
- The committee has an obligation to analyze highway incident management, inquire into accessible parking, and consider technology's role in transportation safety and accessibility.
- The committee has an obligation to report its recommendations to the Ministers.
- The Ministers have an obligation to inform the Legislative Assembly about the implementation of the committee's recommendations.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The committee must be established within 60 days after the Act receives Royal Assent.
- The committee must report its recommendations within eight months after its establishment.
- Ministers must inform the Assembly of their intended actions on the recommendations within 60 days after receiving the committee's report.
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council may prescribe remuneration and payment of expenses for committee members through regulation.
- The bill does not specify the exact composition of the committee beyond general areas of expertise required.
- The bill does not detail the specific amounts of remuneration or expenses for committee members, leaving this to future regulation.
- The bill does not outline the process or criteria for how ministers decide which recommendations to implement.
This Act creates a new advisory committee to study and report on transportation system improvements.
This Act refers to this regulation for the definition of 'person with a disability'.
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