(1) The Commission for the Blind shall:
(a) Make surveys of public buildings or properties to determine their suitability as locations for vending facilities to be operated by persons who are blind and advise the heads of departments or agencies charged with the maintenance of such buildings or properties as to their findings.
(b) With the consent of the head of the department or agency charged with the maintenance of the buildings or properties, establish vending facilities in those locations which the Commission for the Blind has determined to be suitable, and may enter into leases or licensing agreements therefor.
(c) Select, train, license and install qualified persons who are blind as managers of such vending facilities.
(d) Adopt rules as it may from time to time deem necessary to assure the proper and satisfactory operation of such vending facilities, and for the benefit of vending facility operators.
(e) Provide for the continued operation of established vending facilities if a qualified person who is blind is not available until a qualified person who is blind is available for assignment as manager.
(2) If the head of the department or agency charged with the maintenance of buildings or properties does not consent to the establishment of vending facilities in locations in the building or on the property which were determined suitable by the commission, that person shall inform the commission in writing of the reasons why consent is not given.
(3) The commission may establish in the State Treasury a fund from the net proceeds of the operation of vending facilities. Moneys so deposited including the interest thereon shall be credited by the State Treasurer to a special checking account, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Disbursement may be made by check signed by the person designated by the commission. The fund shall be used for the purposes of and are continuously appropriated for maintenance and replacement of equipment, management services, assuring a fair minimum of return to vendors, or for such other purposes necessary and proper for the benefit of operators of vending facilities. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account. [1957 c.295 §4; 1965 c.471 §2; 1975 c.638 §10; 1981 c.271 §2; 1989 c.966 §30; 2007 c.70 §133]
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