Sec. 355.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Blind person" means a person having not more than 20/200 visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses or visual acuity greater than 20/200 but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.
(2) "Vending facility" means a facility in which food, drinks, drugs, novelties, souvenirs, tobacco products, notions, or related items are sold regularly. The term excludes facilities consisting solely of vending machines that do not compete directly or indirectly with a facility that is or could be operated by a person with a disability.
(3) "State property" means land and buildings owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the state.
(4) "Agency" means the state agency in charge of state property.
(5) "Disability" means a physical or mental condition that the commission determines to constitute a substantial vocational disadvantage.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment
Subtitle C - Vocational Rehabilitation and Certain Other Services for Persons With Disabilities
Chapter 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons
Section 355.002. License or Permit Required
Section 355.003. Licensing Procedure
Section 355.004. Location of Vending Facilities
Section 355.005. Issuance of Licenses; Eligibility
Section 355.006. Expiration, Renewal, and Revocation of Licenses
Section 355.007. Operation of Vending Facilities by Certain Persons Who Are Not Blind
Section 355.008. Closing Certain Facilities Prohibited
Section 355.009. Employment of Assistants
Section 355.010. Competing Vending Machines
Section 355.011. Vending Facility Equipment and Stock
Section 355.012. Duties and Privileges of Parties
Section 355.013. Training Programs
Section 355.014. Conformity With Federal Statutes