27:25-5c Access Link Customer Service Group.

2. a. The corporation shall designate an Access Link Customer Service Group to receive and act upon complaints from passengers with disabilities regarding Access Link service. The corporation shall provide for the establishment of procedures and methods by which such complaints shall be received, processed, and acted upon and for their resolution and settlement. The Access Link Customer Service Group shall, within 21 business days of the receipt of a complaint, respond in writing as to the disposition or status of the complaint. Any person who has not received a written response to a complaint within 21 business days may petition the New Jersey Transit General Manager of ADA Services for a hearing upon that complaint, under rules promulgated by the general manager for the hearing and disposition of such matters. As used in this section, "Access Link" means the paratransit service implemented by the corporation for purposes of complying with the "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990," Pub.L.101-336 (42 U.S.C.s.12101 et seq.).

b. The corporation shall provide to each person using Access Link, at the time the person is determined to be qualified for Access Link service and at least once in each calendar year thereafter in which the person remains a user, information as to the procedure to be followed in making and pursuing complaints to the Access Link Customer Service Group or the New Jersey Transit General Manager of ADA Services pursuant to this section. The direct telephone number for the Access Link Customer Service Group shall be prominently displayed in all Access Link vehicles.

c. The New Jersey Transit General Manager of ADA Services shall report annually to the board, summarizing the Access Link Customer Service Group's activities for the preceding year, including the number of complaints received, the nature of the complaints, and the resolution of the complaints and setting forth any recommendations for changes which would improve transportation services for passengers with disabilities. The New Jersey Transit General Manager of ADA Services shall make a copy of the report publicly available on the corporation's website.

L.2016, c.25, s.2.