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§107b–1 Access to information with State licensing agencies; election and responsibilities of Committee of Blind Vendors

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - VENDING FACILITIES FOR BLIND IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS › § 107b–1

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Summary

State licensing agencies must give every blind licensee access to all relevant financial information about the State vending facility program, including quarterly and annual financial reports. They must hold a biennial election (every two years) to choose a Committee of Blind Vendors that truly represents all blind licensees in the State program. The Committee must help make major administrative and policy decisions, take and handle grievances and act as advocates for licensees, help develop and run a transfer and promotion system, help create training and retraining programs, and—with the State agency’s help—sponsor meetings and instructional conferences for blind licensees.

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Title 20, §107b–1

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In addition to other requirements imposed in this title 11 See References in Text note below. and in the Randolph-Sheppard Act [20 U.S.C. 107 et seq.] upon State licensing agencies, such agencies shall—
(1)provide to each blind licensee access to all relevant financial data, including quarterly and annual financial reports, on the operation of the State vending facility program;
(2)conduct the biennial election of a Committee of Blind Vendors who shall be fully representative of all blind licensees in the State program,22 So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon. and
(3)insure that such committee’s responsibilities include (A) participation, with the State agency, in major administrative decisions and policy and program development, (B) receiving grievances of blind licensees and serving as advocates for such licensees, (C) participation, with the State agency, in the development and administration of a transfer and promotion system for blind licensees, (D) participation, with the State agency, in developing training and retraining programs, and (E) sponsorship, with the assistance of the State agency, of meetings and instructional conferences for blind licensees.

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

This title, referred to in text, is title II of Pub. L. 93–516, Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1617, known as the “Randolph-Sheppard Act

Amendments

of 1974”. For complete classification of such title to the Code, see

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of 1974 Amendment note set out under section 107 of this title and Tables. The Randolph-Sheppard Act, referred to in text, is act June 20, 1936, ch. 638, 49 Stat. 1559, also popularly known as the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 107 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Randolph-Sheppard Act

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of 1974, and not as part of the Randolph-Sheppard Act which comprises this chapter. The content of Pub. L. 93–516, including provisions of section 209 thereof which enacted this section, were originally contained in H.R. 14225, 93rd Congress, Second Session, which was pocket-vetoed during the 31-day intrasession adjournment of the 93rd Congress for the Congressional elections in November, 1974. Pursuant to an order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Kennedy v. Jones, D.C.D.C. 1976, 412 F.Supp. 353) H.R. 14225 was deemed to have become law without the approval of the President on Nov. 21, 1974, and was given the designation Pub. L. 93–651. Therefore, for purposes of codification, this section should be deemed to have been enacted by Pub. L. 93–651, title II, § 209, Nov. 21, 1974, 89 Stat. 2–15, in exactly the same manner as it was enacted by Pub. L. 93–516.

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20 U.S.C. § 107b–1

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Apr 6, 2026

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