Declaration of public policy; income

To effectuate the purposes of this article, it is declared to be public policy of the state that on any state property where the board determines it to be feasible to establish a vending facility to be operated by a licensed operator as provided in this article and where the agency or department or custodian of such property determines that such facility can be established without undue inconvenience to the operation being carried on in such state building or property, the preference accorded in this article shall require that such vending facility site not be deemed available for letting to competitive bidders for revenue-producing purposes unless the board declines to establish on such site a vending facility for blind persons or other persons with disabilities. The income to the agency or department or custodian controlling the space for such facility sites shall generally not be expected to exceed reimbursement for the cost of providing such facility site space and the services connected therewith; but in any case where such income exceeds those purposes, it shall be paid into the state treasury, subject to certification and audit. History. Code 1981, § 34-15-41, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1137, § 1; Code 1981, § 49-9- 41, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 303, § 1/HB 1146. 49-9-42. Operation of vending facilities on state property; preference for licensed disabled persons. For the purpose of providing blind persons or other persons with disabilities with remunerative employment, enlarging their economic opportunities, and stimulating them to greater effort in striving to make themselves self-supporting, such blind persons or other persons with disabilities who are licensed by the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency shall be authorized to operate vending facilities on any state property where such vending facilities may be properly and satisfactorily operated by blind persons or other persons with disabilities. In authorizing the operation of vending facilities on state property, preference shall be given, so far as feasible, to blind persons or other persons with disabilities licensed by the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency as provided in this article; and the head of each 408 49-9-50 department or agency in control of the maintenance, operation, and protection of state property shall, after consultation with the board and with the approval of the Governor, prescribe regulations designed to assure such preference (including assignment of vending machine income to achieve and protect such preference) for such licensed blind persons or other persons with disabilities without unduly inconveniencing such departments and agencies or adversely affecting the interests of the state. History. Code 1981, § 34-15-42, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1137, § 1; Code 1981, § 49-9- 42, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 303, § 1/HB 1146. ARTICLE 3 EMPLOYMENT FIRST GEORGIA COUNCIL Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2018, p. 766, § 1/HB 831, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as ‘Georgia’s Employment First Act.’” Ga. L. 2018, p. 766, § 2/HB 831, not codified by the General Assembly, pro- vides: “The General Assembly finds and declares that competitive integrated employment, including self-employment, in the general workforce is the first and preferred option in the provision of publicly funded services for all working age citizens with disabilities, regardless of the level of disability.” 49-9-50. Definitions.