Sec. 355.003. LICENSING PROCEDURE. (a) On its own initiative or at the request of an agency that controls state property, the commission shall survey the property, or blueprints and other available information concerning the property, to determine whether the installation of a vending facility is feasible and consonant with the commission's vocational rehabilitation objectives.
(b) If the installation of the facility is feasible, the commission shall either license a blind person to operate a facility to be installed by the commission or install a facility to be operated by a person with a disability who is not blind according to rules and procedures adopted by the commission.
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