Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:3045 – Expenditures
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:3045
- Active Participation: means an ongoing process of good-faith negotiations between Louisiana Rehabilitation Services and the Louisiana Blind Vendors Elected Committee to achieve joint planning of policies, procedures, standards, rules, and regulations affecting the overall operation of the Business Enterprise Program prior to implementation by Louisiana Rehabilitation Services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:3042
- Agency: means the Louisiana Rehabilitation Services program of the office of workforce development within the Louisiana Workforce Commission, which licenses blind vendors. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:3042
- Blind vendors: means those individuals who are classified under state and federal regulations as legally blind and who are licensed to and have a permit to operate vending facilities on state, federal, or other property. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:3042
- Board: means the Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:3042
- Department: means Louisiana Rehabilitation Services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:3042
- Fund: means the Blind Vendors Trust Fund. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:3042
- Management Services: means 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 operated by blind vendors. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:3042
- Randolph-Sheppard Act: means the federal law which enables the Blind Enterprise Program under the authority of 20 U. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:3042
A. Money in the trust fund from vending machines located on federal property shall be distributed for the primary purpose of the establishment and maintenance of retirement or pension plans, for health insurance, and contributions for the provisions of paid sick leave and vacation time for blind vendors, if approved by majority vote of blind vendors licensed by the department after the department has provided to each vendor information on all matters relevant to such purposes. Income not expended for the primary purpose as set out in this Subsection shall be used for the maintenance and replacement of equipment, the purchase of new equipment, management services, and securing a fair return to vendors, or as provided by state or federal guidelines with the active participation of the Blind Vendors Trust Fund Board.
B. Money in the trust fund from vending machines located on state-owned property or on property leased by the state or any state agency, or on other property shall be distributed for any purpose consistent with the provisions of the Randolph-Sheppard Act as may be determined by the department with the active participation of the Blind Vendors Trust Fund Board.
Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 761, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.