Public And Nonprofit Entities Rideshare Contracts

Current law regulates transportation network companies, which are commonly known as ridesharing companies, and the services they provide. Current law exempts services provided under a contract between a ridesharing company and a school, a school district, the federal government, a state, a political subdivision of a state, or a tax-exempt entity. The bill removes these exemptions, so that ridesharing companies that contract with these entities will be regulated in the same manner as other types of ridesharing companies and services.

The bill also requires ridesharing companies to enter into a contract that includes safety provisions for student transportation if the company is providing school-related services and being paid by a school or school district.

(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)