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Welf. & Inst. Code, § 19640 · Article 5. Business Enterprises for the Blind

Welf. & Inst. Code, § 19640

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) The department shall prepare and submit a report to the committee of licensed blind vendors and to any appropriate governmental agencies pursuant to Sections 20000 to 20050, inclusive, of the State Administrative Manual, on or before January 1, 1992, which shall include all of the following:

(1) A list of all state property (as defined in Section 19625 of the Welfare and Institutions Code) and federal buildings or property, which already does or which could accommodate a vending facility as provided for in this article, or the federal Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 107 et seq.).

(2) For those buildings or locations which have a vending facility in place, an indication of which facilities are operated by licensed blind vendors as part of the Business Enterprises Program for the Blind, and which are operated by private entities.

(3) For those vending facilities operated by a private entity, an indication of those from which commissions for the Business Enterprises Program for the Blind have been collected.

(4) For those buildings or locations which do not have vending facilities in place, an indication of those in which a vending facility would appropriately be placed, or the reasons, as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 19627, why a vending facility is not feasible in that building or location.

(b) The director shall obtain all available information from the Department of General Services to conduct a survey, in every odd-numbered year on or before June 30 of each odd-numbered year commencing with 1991, for incorporation into the report required under subdivision (a). The survey shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) The number and identity of state buildings.

(2) The number and identity of those state buildings which have vending facilities or machines.

(3) The number of employees located in each building, rather than in the field, during working hours.

(4) The square footage of the building.

(5) Other appropriate information requested by the department.

(c) In preparing the report required by subdivision (a) and each of the updates required under subdivision (d), all departments and agencies which have vending machines or facilities shall cooperate with the department by providing information from the entities having care, custody, and control of any vending machines or facility, including, but not limited to, the terms of contracts for vending including fiscal terms, and the disbursement practices for vending machine income. The department shall incorporate this information into the report.

(d) The report prepared by the department pursuant to this section shall be updated on or before January 1 of every even-numbered year, and this biennial update shall also be submitted to the committee of licensed blind vendors and the Legislature.

(e) The reports and updates required by this section shall be used by the department and the committee to develop greater opportunities for placement of blind vendors and vending machines and facilities on state property.

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History

Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1316, Sec. 13.

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