Sec. 355.009. EMPLOYMENT OF ASSISTANTS. (a) If an individual licensed to operate a vending facility on state property requires an assistant, a qualified person with a disability of a visual nature must be given preference for employment. If the commission determines that a person with a disability of a visual nature could not perform the labor for which an assistant is required, or if a person with a disability of a visual nature is not available, a person with a disability that is not of a visual nature must be given preference for employment.
(b) An assistant employed by a blind person licensed by the commission must be approved by the commission, and the deliberate refusal of a blind licensee to comply with this section constitutes grounds for the revocation of the person's license.
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