Sec. 2165.212. VENDING FACILITIES; TEXAS COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND. (a) The commission shall request the Texas Commission for the Blind to determine under Section 94.003, Human Resources Code, whether it is feasible to install a vending facility in a building in which the commission intends to lease space to a private tenant, other than a child care provider. If the installation of the facility is feasible, the commission shall permit the installation in accordance with Chapter 94, Human Resources Code.
(b) If a vending facility is installed, the commission may not lease space in the building to a tenant that the commission, after consultation with the Texas Commission for the Blind, determines would be in direct competition with the vending facility.
(c) If the Texas Commission for the Blind determines that the installation of a vending facility is not feasible, the commission shall lease space to at least one private tenant whose activity in the building will be managed by a blind person or by a person with a disability who is not blind.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services
Chapter 2165 - State Buildings, Grounds, and Property
Subchapter E. Lease of Space in State-Owned Buildings to Private Tenants
Section 2165.201. Purpose of Subchapter
Section 2165.202. Applicability
Section 2165.203. Lease; Fair Market Value
Section 2165.2035. Lease of Space in State-Owned Parking Lots and Garages; Private Commercial Use
Section 2165.2046. Reports on Parking Programs
Section 2165.205. Limitations on Amount, Location, and Use of Leased Space
Section 2165.206. Lease of Space for Child Care Facility
Section 2165.207. Method of Selecting Tenant
Section 2165.208. Utilities and Custodial Services
Section 2165.209. Subleases and Assignments
Section 2165.210. Refusal to Lease Space or Permit an Activity
Section 2165.211. Use of Lease Proceeds
Section 2165.212. Vending Facilities; Texas Commission for the Blind
Section 2165.213. Ad Valorem Taxation
Section 2165.214. Preference in Leasing to Certain Existing Vending Facilities
Section 2165.215. Purchase of Building Subject to Existing Leases