Bill Text: CA SB1161 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Transit operators: street harassment survey.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-09-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 318, Statutes of 2022. [SB1161 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SB1161-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
April 06, 2022 |
Amended
IN
Senate
March 17, 2022 |
Introduced by Senator Min |
February 17, 2022 |
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
SEC. 2.
Section 99177 is added to the Public Utilities Code, immediately following Section 99176, to read:99177.
(a) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions apply:(1)
(2)“Transit districts” means the 10 transit districts with the highest ridership volume in the state.
(3)“Whole journey” means walking to and from public transit
stops, waiting at public transit stops, and riding public transit vehicles.
(b)(1)Transit districts shall develop and implement initiatives to
reduce
the street harassment experienced by persons traveling by their systems, and shall consider the safety concerns and needs of these persons when planning, designing, and operating their systems.
(2)(A)Transit districts shall develop these initiatives based on ridership data, which may be quantitative or qualitative in nature. Quantitative data shall be categorized by race, ethnicity, religion, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual
orientation. Transit districts may rely on new or existing sources of ridership data, provided that any quantitative data is categorized by race, ethnicity, religion, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation.
(B)Ridership data may include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(i)Whether a person traveling by public transit experiences street harassment at any point along the whole journey.
(ii)The frequency that a person experiences street harassment during the whole journey.
(iii)Where and when a person experiences street harassment.
(iv)On what mode of transit a person experiences street harassment.
(v)What type of street harassment is experienced.
(vi)Whether a person experiencing street harassment is traveling alone or accompanied by others.
(vii)Whether a person experiencing street harassment reported the incident and to whom.
(viii)The person’s perceptions of safety throughout the whole journey.
(3)Transit districts shall develop these initiatives in coordination and consultation with persons who travel by their systems. These persons shall include persons who are at increased or disproportionate risk
of experiencing street harassment, and persons who are underrepresented in surveys and other traditional data sources or who are otherwise hard to reach. These persons may include, but are not limited to, women, non-English speaking riders, and LGBTQ riders. Transit agencies shall conduct outreach in multiple languages in order to reach limited English proficient persons impacted by street harassment.
(4)These initiatives shall include changes to policies, design, operations, or other aspects of transit systems, and may include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(F)Implementing on-demand stops for riders who travel at night.
(G)
(H)
(c)Eligible federal funds, State Transportation Assistance Program funds pursuant to Section 99313.6, or moneys appropriated through the annual Budget Act may be used by transit districts to meet the requirements of this section.
(d)