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Public Act 096-0644
Public Act 0644 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 096-0644 |
SB2045 Enrolled |
LRB096 11226 WGH 21634 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Blind | Vendors Act. | Section 5. Definitions.
As used in this Act: | "Blind licensee" means a blind person licensed by the | Department to operate a vending facility on State, federal, or | other
property. | "Blind person" means a person whose central visual acuity | does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses | or whose visual acuity, if better than 20/200, is accompanied | by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a | degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater | than 20 degrees. In determining whether an individual is blind, | there shall be an examination by a physician skilled in | diseases of the eye, or by an optometrist, whichever the | individual shall select. | "Building" means only the portion of a structure owned or | leased by the State or any State agency. | "Cafeteria" means a food dispensing facility capable of | providing
a broad variety of prepared foods and beverages | (including hot meals)
primarily through the use of a line where |
| the customer serves himself
or herself from displayed | selections. A cafeteria may be fully automatic or some
limited | waiter or waitress service may be available and provided within
| a cafeteria and table or booth seating facilities are always | provided.
| "Committee" means the Illinois Committee of Blind Vendors, | an independent representative body for blind vendors | established by the federal Randolph-Sheppard Act. | "Department" means the Department of Human Services. | "Director" means the Bureau Director of the Bureau for the | Blind in the Department of Human Services. | "Federal property" means any structure, land, or other real
| property owned, leased, or occupied by any department, agency | or
instrumentality of the United States (including the | Department of
Defense and the U.S. Postal Service), or any | other instrumentality
wholly owned by the United States, or by | any department or agency of the
District of Columbia or any | territory or possession of the United
States. | "License" means a written instrument issued by the | Department to a blind person, authorizing such person to | operate a vending
facility on State, federal, or other | property.
| "Net proceeds" means the amount remaining from the sale of
| articles or services of vending facilities, and any vending | machine or
other income accruing to blind vendors after | deducting the cost of such
sale and other expenses (excluding |
| any set-aside charges required to be paid
by the blind | vendors). | "Normal working hours" means an 8-hour work period between | the
approximate hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through | Friday. | "Other property" means property that is not State or | federal property and
on which vending facilities are | established or operated by the use of
any funds derived in | whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the
operation of | vending facilities on any State or federal property. | "Priority" means the right of a blind person licensed by | the Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation | Services, to operate a vending facility on any and all State | property in the State of Illinois, in the same manner and to | the same extent as the priority is provided to blind licensees | on federal property under the Randolph-Sheppard Act, 20 U.S.C. | 107, and federal regulations, 34 C.F.R. 395.30. | "Secretary" means the Secretary of Human Services. | "Set-aside funds" means funds that accrue to the Department | from an assessment against the net income of each vending
| facility in the State's vending facility program and any income | from
vending machines on State or federal property that accrues | to the Department. | "State agency" means any department, board, commission, or | agency created by the Constitution or Public Act, whether in | the executive, legislative, or judicial branch. |
| "State property" means all property owned, leased, or | rented by any State agency. For purposes of this Act, "State | property" does not include property owned or controlled by a | unit of local government, a public school district, or a public | university, college, or community college. | "Vending facility" means automatic vending machines,
snack | bars, cart service, counters, rest areas, and such other | appropriate
auxiliary equipment that may be operated by blind | vendors and that
is necessary for the sale of newspapers, | periodicals, confections,
tobacco products, foods, beverages, | and notions
dispensed automatically or manually and prepared on | or off the premises
in accordance with all applicable health | laws, and including the vending
and payment of any lottery | tickets or shares authorized by State law and
conducted by a | State agency within the State. "Vending facility" does not | include cafeterias, restaurants, the Department of | Corrections' non-vending machine commissaries, the Department | of
Juvenile Justice's non-vending machine commissaries, or | commissaries and employment programs of the Division of Mental | Health or Division of Developmental Disabilities that are | operated by residents or State employees. | "Vending machine", for the purpose of assigning vending | machine
income under this Act, means a coin, currency, or debit | card operated machine that
dispenses articles or services, | except that those machines operated by
the United States Postal | Service for the sale of postage stamps or other
postal products |
| and services, machines providing services of a
recreational | nature, and telephones shall not be considered to be
vending | machines. | "Vending machine income" means the commissions or fees paid | to the State from vending machine operations on State property | where the machines are operated, serviced,
or maintained by, or | with the approval of, a State agency by a commercial or | not-for-profit vending concern that operates, services, and | maintains vending machines.
| "Vendor" means a blind licensee who is operating a vending
| facility on State, federal, or other property.
| Section 10. Business Enterprise Program for the Blind. | (a) The Business Enterprise Program for the Blind is | created for the purposes of providing blind persons with | remunerative employment, enlarging the economic opportunities | of the blind, and stimulating the blind to greater efforts in | striving to make themselves self-supporting. In order to | achieve these goals, blind persons licensed under this Act | shall be authorized to operate vending facilities on any | property within this State as provided by this Act. | It is the intent of the General Assembly that the | Randolph-Sheppard Act, 20 U.S.C. Sections 107-107f, and the | federal regulations for its administration set forth in Part | 395 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, shall serve | as a model for minimum standards for the operation of the |
| Business Enterprise Program for the Blind. The federal | Randolph-Sheppard Act provides employment opportunities for | individuals who are blind or visually impaired through the | Business Enterprise Program for the Blind. Under the | Randolph-Sheppard Act, all federal agencies are required to | give priority to licensed blind vendors in the operation of | vending facilities on federal property. It is the intent of | this Act to provide the same priority to licensed blind vendors | on State property by requiring State agencies to give priority | to licensed blind vendors in the operation of vending | facilities on State property and preference to licensed blind | vendors in the operation of cafeteria facilities on State | property. Furthermore it is the intent of this Act that all | State agencies, particularly the Department of Central | Management Services, promote and advocate for the Business | Enterprise Program for the Blind. | (b) The Secretary, through the Director, shall continue, | maintain, and promote the Business Enterprise Program for the | Blind. Some or all of the functions of the program may be | provided by the Department of Human Services. The Business | Enterprise Program for the Blind must provide that: | (1) priority is given to blind vendors in the operation | of vending facilities on State property; | (2) tie bid preference is given to blind vendors in the | operation of cafeterias on State property, unless the | cafeteria operations are operated by employees of a State |
| agency; | (3) vending machine income from all vending machines on | State property is assigned as provided for by Section 30 of | this Act; | (4) no State agency may impose any commission, service | charge, rent, or utility charge on a licensed blind vendor | who is operating a vending facility on State property | unless
approved by the Department; | (5) the Department shall approve a commission to the | State agency from a blind vendor operating a vending | facility on the State property of the Department of | Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice in the | amount of 10% of the net proceeds from vending machines | servicing State employees and 25% of the net proceeds from | vending machines servicing visitors on the State property; | and | (6) vending facilities operated by the Program use | reasonable and necessary means and methods to maintain fair | market pricing in relation to each facility's given | demographic, geographic, and other circumstances. | (c) With respect to vending facilities on federal property | within this State, priority shall be given as provided in the | federal Randolph-Sheppard Act, 20 U.S.C. Sections 107-107f, | including any amendments thereto. This Act, as it applies to | federal property, is intended to conform to the federal Act, | and is to be of no force or effect if, and to the extent that, |
| any provision of this Act or any rule adopted under this Act is | in conflict with the federal Act. Nothing in this subsection | shall be construed to impose limitations on the operation of | vending facilities on State property, or property other than | federal property, or to allow only those activities | specifically enumerated in the Randolph-Sheppard Act. | (d) The Secretary shall actively pursue all commissions | from vending facilities not operated by blind vendors as | provided in Section 30 of this Act, and shall propose new | placements of vending facilities on State property where a | facility is not yet in place. | (e) Partnerships and teaming arrangements between blind | vendors and private industry, including franchise operations, | shall be fostered and encouraged by the Department. | Section 15. Vending facilities on State property. | (a) In order to ensure that priority is given to blind | vendors in the operation of vending facilities on State | property as provided in Section 10, the Secretary, directly or | by delegation to the Director, and the Committee shall jointly | develop rules to ensure the following: | (1) That priority is given to blind persons licensed | under this Act or under its predecessor Act (the Blind | Persons Operating Vending Facilities Act, 20 ILCS 2420/), | including the assignment of vending machine income as | provided in this Act. |
| (2) That one or more vending facilities shall be | established on all State property to the extent feasible. | Where a larger vending facility is determined by the | Director and the Committee to be infeasible, every effort | shall be made to place vending machines on the property | whenever possible. The Director and the Committee shall | take into account the following criteria when determining | whether establishment of a vending facility is feasible: | (A) the number of State employees, visitors, and | other potential facility customers on the property in a | given period; | (B) the size, in square feet, of the area owned, | leased, occupied, or otherwise controlled by the | State; | (C) the duration the property is expected to be | leased or occupied by the State; | (D) whether establishment of a vending facility | would adversely affect the interests of the State; and | (E) the likelihood that the vending facility would | produce an adequate net income for a blind vendor as | determined by the average income of all blind vendors | in the State. | (b) Any determination by the Director, or by the State | agency controlling the property, that the placement or | operation of a vending facility is not feasible, or that the | placement or operation would adversely affect the interests of |
| the State shall be in writing and shall be transmitted to the | Committee for review and ratification or rejection. | (c) The Secretary, through the Director, subject to the | rules developed and adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this | Section and the requirements of federal law and regulations, is | authorized to select a location for a vending facility and the | type of facility to be provided. | (d) Beginning January 1, 2010, all State agencies that: | (1) undertake to acquire any property, in whole or in | part, by ownership, rent, or lease, or that undertake to | relocate to any property, shall request a determination | from the Director or his or her designee as to whether the | new property includes a satisfactory site or sites for the | location and operation of a blind vendor vending facility; | or | (2) undertake to occupy a building that is to be | constructed, substantially altered, or renovated, or in | the case of a building that is already occupied by the | State agency, undertake to substantially alter or renovate | that building for use by the State agency; | shall request a determination from the Director or his or her | designee as to whether that building includes a satisfactory | site or sites for the location and operation of a blind vendor | vending facility. | Upon receiving a request for a determination under this | subsection (d), the Director or his or her designee and the |
| Committee shall have 10 days in which to notify that requesting | State agency as to whether the new property or building is | satisfactory or not satisfactory for the operation of a blind | vendor vending facility. A site shall be deemed to be a | satisfactory site by examining the potential customer base, | including, but not limited to, State employees, State | contractual employees, and the general public. The | determination shall be based upon a site survey or any other | reasonable means enabling an accurate assessment of the | location. If the property has an existing private vendor, | bottler, or vending machine operator, then the property shall | be presumed to be a satisfactory site. If the Director, in | consultation with the Committee, determines that the number of | people using the location is or will be insufficient to support | a vending facility, then the Director shall determine the | property to be not satisfactory. | Upon a determination by the Director or his or her designee | and the Committee that the new property or building is | satisfactory for the operation of a blind vendor vending | facility, the Director, in consultation with the head of the | State agency and in accordance with the rules developed | pursuant to subsection (a), shall inform the agency to comply | with the priority established for the operation of vending | facilities by blind persons under this Act. | (e) All State agencies shall fully cooperate with the | Department to ensure that priority is given to blind vendors in |
| the operation of vending facilities on State property. This | includes notifying the Department prior to the expiration of | existing contracts or agreements for vending facilities or when | such contracts or agreements are considered for renewal | options. The notification must be given, when feasible, no | later than 6 months prior to the potential expiration or | renewal of the existing vending facility contract or agreement. | Section 25. Set-aside funds; Blind Vendors Trust Fund. | (a) The Department may provide, by rule, for set-asides | similar to those provided in Section 107d-3 of the | Randolph-Sheppard Act. If any funds are set aside, or caused to | be set aside, from the net proceeds of the operation of vending | facilities by blind vendors, the funds shall be set aside only | to the extent necessary in a percentage amount not to exceed | that determined jointly by the Director and the Committee and | published in State rule, and that these funds may be used only | for the following purposes: (1) maintenance and replacement of | equipment; (2) purchase of new equipment; (3) construction of | new vending facilities; (4) funding the functions of the | Committee, including legal and other professional services; | and (5) retirement or pension funds, health insurance, paid | sick leave, and vacation time for blind licensees, so long as | these benefits are approved by a majority vote of all Illinois | licensed blind vendors that occurs after the Department | provides these vendors with information on all matters relevant |
| to these purposes. | (b) No set-aside funds shall be collected from a blind | vendor when the monthly net proceeds of that vendor are less | than $1,000. This amount may be adjusted annually by the | Director and the Committee to reflect changes in the cost of | living. | (c) The Department shall establish, with full | participation by the Committee, the Blind Vendors Trust Fund as | a separate account managed by the Department for the State's | blind vendors. | (d) Set-aside funds collected from the operation of all | vending facilities administered by the Business Enterprise | Program for the Blind shall be placed in the Blind Vendors | Trust Fund, which shall include set-aside funds from facilities | on federal property. The Fund must provide separately | identified sub-accounts for moneys from (i) federal and (ii) | State and other facilities, as well as vending machine income | generated pursuant to Section 30 of this Act. These funds shall | be available until expended and shall not revert to the General | Revenue Fund or to any other State account.
| (e) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the | expenditure of set-aside funds authorized by this Section shall | be supplemental to any current appropriation or other moneys | made available for these purposes and shall not constitute an | offset of any previously existing appropriation or other | funding source. In no way shall this imply that the |
| appropriation for the Blind Vendors Program may never be | decreased, rather that the new funds shall not be used as an | offset. | (f) An amount equal to 10% of the wages paid by a blind | vendor to any employee who is blind or otherwise disabled shall | be deducted from any set-aside charge paid by the vendor each | month, in order to encourage vendors to employ blind and | disabled workers and to set an example for industry and | government. No deduction shall be made for any employee paid | less than the State or federal minimum wage. | Section 30. Vending machine income and compliance. | (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), | and (i) of this Section, after July 1, 2010, all vending | machine income, as defined by this Act, from vending machines | on State property shall accrue to (1) the blind vendor | operating the vending facilities on the property or (2) in the | event there is no blind vendor operating a facility on the | property, the Blind Vendors Trust Fund for use exclusively as | set forth in subsection (a) of Section 25 of this Act. | (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of | this Section, all State university cafeterias and vending | machines are exempt from this Act. | (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of | this Section, all vending facilities at the Governor Samuel H. | Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee are exempt from this |
| Act. | (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of | this Section, in
the event there is no blind vendor operating a | vending facility on the
State property, all vending machine | income, as defined in this Act, from
vending machines on the | State property of the Department of Corrections
and the | Department of Juvenile Justice shall accrue to the State agency
| and be allocated in accordance with the commissary provisions | in the Unified Code of Corrections. | (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of | this Section, in the event a blind vendor is operating a | vending facility on
the State property of the Department or | Corrections or the Department of
Juvenile Justice, a commission | shall be paid to the State agency equal to
10% of the net | proceeds from vending machines servicing State employees
and | 25% of the net proceeds from vending machines servicing | visitors on
the State property. | (f) The Secretary, directly or by delegation of authority, | shall ensure compliance with this Section and Section 15 of | this Act with respect to buildings, installations, facilities, | roadside rest stops, and any other State property, and shall be | responsible for the collection of, and accounting for, all | vending machine income on this property. The Secretary shall | enforce these provisions through litigation, arbitration, or | any other legal means available to the State, and each State | agency in control of this property shall be subject to the |
| enforcement. State agencies or departments failing to comply | with an order of the Department may be held in contempt in any | court of general jurisdiction. | (g) Any limitation on the placement or operation of a | vending machine by a State agency based on a determination that | such placement or operation would adversely affect the | interests of the State must be explained in writing to the | Secretary. The Secretary shall promptly determine whether the | limitation is justified. If the Secretary determines that the | limitation is not justified, the State agency seeking the | limitation shall immediately remove the limitation. | (h) The amount of vending machine income accruing from | vending machines on State property that may be used for the | functions of the Committee shall be determined annually by a | two-thirds vote of the Committee, except that no more than 25% | of the annual vending machine income may be used by the | Committee for this purpose, based upon the income accruing to | the Blind Vendors Trust Fund in the preceding year. The | Committee may establish its budget and expend funds through | contract or otherwise without the approval of the Department. | (i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of | this Section, with respect to vending machines located on any | facility or property controlled or operated by the Division of | Mental Health or the Division of Developmental Disabilities | within the Department of Human Services: | (1) Any written contract in place as of the effective |
| date of this Act between the Division and the Business | Enterprise Program for the Blind shall be maintained and | fully adhered to including any moneys paid to the | individual facilities. | (2) With respect to existing vending machines with no | written contract or agreement in place as of the effective | date of this Act between the Division and a private vendor, | bottler, or vending machine supplier, the Business | Enterprise Program for the Blind has the right to provide | the vending services as provided in this Act, provided that | the blind vendor must provide 10% of gross sales from those | machines to the individual facilities.
| Section 40. Licenses. | (a) Licenses shall be issued only to blind persons who are | qualified to operate vending facilities. The continuing | eligibility of a vendor as a blind person shall be reviewed | biennially for partially sighted individuals or whenever the | Director has information indicating the vendor is no longer | blind as defined under this Act. | (b) Following agreement by the Secretary, the Director, and | the Committee, the Secretary shall adopt and publish rules | providing for (1) the requirements for licensure as a blind | vendor; (2) a curriculum for training, in-service training, and | upward mobility training for blind vendors; and (3) a regular | schedule for offering the training, classes to be offered at |
| least once per year. | (c) Each license issued pursuant to this Section shall be | for an indefinite period as described by rule. The license of a | blind vendor may be terminated or suspended for good cause, but | only after affording the licensee an opportunity for a full and | fair hearing in accordance with the provisions of this Act. | Section 45. Committee of Blind Vendors. | (a) The Secretary, through the Director, shall provide for | the biennial election of the Committee, which shall be fully | representative of all blind licensees in the State. There shall | be no fewer than one Committee member for each 15 licensed | blind vendors in the State. | (b) The Committee is empowered to hire staff; contract for | consultants including, but not limited to, legal counsel; set | agendas and call meetings; create a constitution and bylaws, | subcommittees, and budgets; and do any other thing a | not-for-profit organization may do through the use of the Blind | Vendors Trust Fund. At the discretion of the Committee major | issues may be referred for initial consideration to a | subcommittee, or to all blind vendors in order to ascertain | their views. | (c) The Secretary shall ensure that the Committee jointly | participates with the State in the development and | implementation of all policies, plans, program development, | and major administrative and management decisions affecting |
| the Business Enterprise Program for the Blind. The Secretary, | through the Director, shall provide to the Committee all | relevant financial information and data, including quarterly | and annual financial reports, on the operation of the vending | facility program in order that the Committee may fully | participate in budget development and formulation, the | establishment of set-aside levels, and other program | requirements. A copy of all completed audits, reports, and | investigations affecting the Business Enterprise Program for | the Blind shall be distributed to the Committee in a timely | manner. Any implementation of changes in administrative policy | or program development that are within the discretion of the | Department shall occur only after Committee review. | Section 50. Hearings; arbitration. | (a) Any blind vendor dissatisfied with any act or omission | arising from the operation or administration of the vending | facility program may submit to the Secretary a request for a | full evidentiary hearing. This hearing shall be provided in a | timely manner by the Department. Damages, including | compensatory damages, attorney's fees, and expenses, must be | paid to any operator who prevails in the full evidentiary | hearing; however, payment of damages may not be paid from any | program funds, the Blind Vendors Trust Fund, or federal | rehabilitation funds. If the blind vendor is dissatisfied with | any action taken or decision rendered as a result of the |
| hearing, that vendor may file a complaint for arbitration with | the Secretary. | (b) If the Secretary determines that any State agency has | failed to comply with the requirements of this Act, the | Secretary must establish a panel to arbitrate the dispute and | the decision of the panel shall be final and binding on the | parties. Any arbitration panel convened by the Secretary shall | be composed of 3 members, appointed as follows: | (1) one individual appointed by the Secretary; | (2) one individual appointed by the State agency | determined by the Secretary to be in noncompliance with the | Act; and | (3) one individual, who shall serve as chairperson, | jointly designated by the members appointed under items (1) | and (2); provided that, if within 30 days following the | Secretary's determination of noncompliance either party | fails to appoint a panel member, or if the parties are | unable to agree on the appointment of the chairperson, the | Secretary shall select the final panel member or may | designate a hearing officer of the Department who shall | preside. | (c) The Secretary may issue a letter of reprimand to a | blind vendor who violates program rules or policy. Depending | upon the seriousness of the alleged violation, the letter of | reprimand may indicate the intention to suspend or terminate | the license of the vendor. All reprimand letters shall be sent |
| in a medium accessible by the vendor, and shall be sent by | certified mail, return receipt requested. The Secretary must | make every reasonable effort to assist the subject vendor to | correct the problem for which the vendor is reprimanded. No | process to suspend or terminate a license shall be initiated | before the vendor is accorded the opportunity for a full | evidentiary hearing as provided under subsection (a). A vendor | may be summarily removed from a facility only in an emergency. | Section 60. General provisions. | (a) Blind vendors operating vending facilities are subject | to the applicable license or permit requirements of the county | or municipality in which the facility is located necessary for | the conduct of their business. | (b) Vendors licensed pursuant to this Act are authorized to | keep guide animals with them while operating vending facilities | subject to public health laws and rules. | (c) The Secretary, the Director, and the Committee shall | cooperate in the development of rules to be promulgated by the | Department regarding life standards for vending facility | equipment. Such rules shall include, but are not limited to, | the life expectancy of equipment; time periods within which | equipment should be replaced; exceptions to the replacement | time periods for equipment with no service problem history; and | replacement schedules for equipment subject to excessive | failures not the fault of the vendor. |
| (d) The Secretary, through the Director, shall assign | adequate personnel to carry out duties related to the | administration and management of this Act. In selecting | personnel to fill any program position under this subsection, | the Secretary shall ensure that the Committee has full advance | opportunity to review the selections, to submit comments | thereon, and to assess the adequacy of staffing levels for the | program. | (e) The Secretary shall provide each vendor access to: all | financial information, his or her performance ratings, and all | other individual personnel documents and data maintained by the | Department. This includes providing each vendor a written copy | of all rules and policies adopted pursuant to this Act. Upon | request, the information shall be furnished in the medium most | accessible by the vendor. | (f) The surviving spouse of a current Illinois licensed | blind vendor who dies may continue to operate the facility for | a period of 6 months following the death of the vendor, | provided that the surviving spouse is qualified by experience | or training to manage the facility. | (g) The Secretary shall, by rule, require licensed blind | vendors to obtain additional training to operate a blind | vending facility for State property determined by a State | agency to be high security property. | Section 65. Program rules. |
| (a) The Secretary shall promulgate and adopt necessary | rules, and do all things necessary and proper to carry out this | Act. The Secretary by delegation shall review these rules with | the Committee at least every 3 years. | (b) The rules shall include, but are not limited to, the | following: (1) uniform procedures for vendor licensing and | termination; (2) criteria and standards for selecting vendors | and matching them to facilities to ensure that the most | qualified person is selected; (3) equipment life standards and | service standards for the inventory, repair, and purchase of | equipment; (4) minimum requirements for the establishment of a | vending facility; (5) standards for training, in-service | training, and upward mobility; and (6) policies and procedures | for the collection, deposit, reimbursement, and use of all | program income, including vending machine income. | Section 70. Property Survey and Report. | (a) The Department shall survey and report on State | property and vending facilities not later than December 31, | 2010. The report shall contain the following information: | (1) A list of all State property or other property | within the State that does or reasonably could accommodate | a vending facility as provided for in this Act or as | provided for in the federal Randolph-Sheppard Act. | (2) For the buildings or locations that have vending | facilities or vending machines in place, an indication of |
| the facilities operated by licensed blind vendors under the | Business Enterprise Program for the Blind and an indication | of the facilities operated by private entities. | (3) For the vending facilities or vending machines | operated by private entities, an indication of the | facilities from which commissions for the Business | Enterprise Program for the Blind have been or are being | collected. | (4) For the buildings or other property that do not | have vending facilities in place, an indication of the | locations where a vending facility could appropriately be | placed, or the reasons why a vending facility is not | feasible in the building or property. | (b) The Department shall obtain all available information | and conduct a survey, before June 30 of every odd-numbered year | after the effective date of this Act. This survey shall | identify but not be limited to the following information: | (1) The number and identity of the buildings owned, | leased, acquired, or occupied by the State. | (2) The number and identity of the State buildings | where vending facilities or vending machines are located. | (3) The number of employees located in or visiting | these buildings during normal working hours. | (4) The usable interior square footage of the building; | and | (5) Any other information the Department may determine |
| to be useful in expanding the Business Enterprise Program | for the Blind to the maximum extent feasible consistent | with the purposes of this Act. | (c) All State agencies controlling State property or parts | thereof where vending machines or vending facilities are | located must cooperate with the Department by providing | information on the vending machines or facilities at those | locations. This information shall include, but is not limited | to, the terms of contracts for vending, including financial | terms, and the disbursement practices for vending machine | income. The Department shall incorporate this information in | its reports and updates. | (d) The Department shall use the reports and updates | mandated by this Section to develop greater opportunities for | the placement of blind vendors, to increase vending machine | income to the program, and to aid in establishing vending | machines and facilities on State property. | (e) The reports and surveys prepared pursuant to this | Section shall be provided to the Committee and to the | appropriate committees of the General Assembly.
| (20 ILCS 2420/Act rep.)
| Section 90. The Blind Persons Operating Vending Facilities | Act is repealed.
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Effective Date: 1/1/2010
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