1. The Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind is hereby created within the State General Fund and must be managed by the Administrator of the Division.
2. Money received by the Bureau under the provisions of NRS 426.670, except commissions assigned to licensees, must:
(a) Be deposited in the Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, remain in the Account and not revert to the State General Fund.
(c) Be used for:
(1) Purchasing, maintaining or replacing vending facilities or the equipment therein;
(2) Maintaining a stock of equipment, parts, accessories and merchandise used or planned for use in the Vending Facility Program;
(3) Management services, including, without limitation, supervision, inspection, quality control, consultation, accounting, regulating, in-service training and other related services provided on a systematic basis to support and improve vending facilities; and
(4) Other purposes, consistent with NRS 426.640, as may be provided by regulation.
3. Purchases made pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 are exempt from the provisions of the State Purchasing Act at the discretion of the Administrator of the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration or his or her designated representative.
4. The Bureau shall:
(a) Maintain current inventory records of all equipment, parts, accessories and merchandise charged to the Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind;
(b) Conduct a periodic physical count of all such equipment, parts, accessories and merchandise; and
(c) Reconcile the results of the periodic physical count with the inventory records and cash balance in the Account.
5. If the Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind is dissolved or the Vending Facility Program is terminated, the Administrator of the Division shall, within 60 days after the dissolution or termination:
(a) Provide an accounting of the money remaining in the Account to all licensees; and
(b) Distribute any money remaining in the Account to each licensee in proportion to the amount of time that the licensee has held his or her license.
The Division shall, in consultation with the Nevada Committee of Vendors Who Are Blind or its successor organization, adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
6. Money from any source which may lawfully be used for the Vending Facility Program may be transferred or deposited by the Bureau to the Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind.
7. The interest and income earned on the money in the Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 330; A 1963, 923; 1965, 774; 1973, 74, 1394; 1975, 199; 1977, 44; 1983, 1585; 1989, 1471; 1993, 1618; 2005, 115; 2013, 828; 2021, 844)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities
NRS 426.010 - Purposes of chapter.
NRS 426.020 - Liberal construction.
NRS 426.045 - "Bureau" defined.
NRS 426.061 - "Department" defined.
NRS 426.065 - "Director" defined.
NRS 426.068 - "Disability" defined.
NRS 426.071 - "Division" defined.
NRS 426.082 - "Person who is blind" defined.
NRS 426.084 - "Person who is deaf" defined.
NRS 426.097 - "Service animal" defined.
NRS 426.099 - "Service animal in training" defined.
NRS 426.411 - "Department" defined.
NRS 426.421 - "Expedited service permit" defined.
NRS 426.431 - "Person with a permanent disability" defined.
NRS 426.441 - Application; issuance; requirements; review of eligibility; fee; regulations.
NRS 426.461 - Unlawful acts; penalty.
NRS 426.517 - Purposes of provisions.
NRS 426.519 - "Administrator" defined.
NRS 426.5192 - "Competitive integrated employment" defined.
NRS 426.520 - "Person who is blind" further defined.
NRS 426.523 - "Substantial impediment to employment" defined.
NRS 426.526 - "Vocational rehabilitation services" defined.
NRS 426.531 - Administration by Department.
NRS 426.550 - Administrator as head of Bureau; powers and duties of Bureau.
NRS 426.555 - Administrator to prepare required reports.
NRS 426.561 - Authority of Division to adopt, amend and repeal policies; public meeting required.
NRS 426.563 - Costs of administration.
NRS 426.567 - State Grant and Gift Account for Persons Who Are Blind.
NRS 426.575 - Payment of allowance for maintenance to trainee in advance.
NRS 426.590 - Bureau as licensing agency under federal law.
NRS 426.600 - Denial of services prohibited; exceptions.
NRS 426.610 - Fair hearing before hearing officer; judicial review.
NRS 426.665 - Construction of building by Bureau; approval of Legislature.
NRS 426.672 - Powers and duties of Bureau concerning training.
NRS 426.675 - Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind.
NRS 426.680 - Review of recommendation of Bureau if agency rejects establishment of vending stand.
NRS 426.690 - Limitation on commodities, articles and services sold at vending facility.
NRS 426.695 - Operator of vending facility may keep service animal on premises.
NRS 426.700 - Applicability of laws and ordinances to licensee operating vending facility.
NRS 426.710 - Management of operations of Program by nonprofit organization.
NRS 426.720 - Applicability of provisions to operators of vending stands.
NRS 426.723 - "Minimum essential personal assistance" defined.
NRS 426.7235 - "Nevada Commission on Services for Persons with Disabilities" defined.
NRS 426.724 - "Reasonably adequate state funding" defined.
NRS 426.725 - "Recipient" defined.
NRS 426.726 - "Severe functional disability" defined.
NRS 426.727 - "State personal assistance program" defined.
NRS 426.728 - State personal assistance programs required to make services available.
NRS 426.729 - Duties of Director of Department of Health and Human Services.