Title 18, Title 18

(1) The state agency for surplus property is hereby authorized and empowered to: (a) acquire from the United States of America under and in conformance with the provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, hereinafter referred to as the …

The state agency for surplus property must be self-sustaining and shall pay for its operation and maintenance directly from receipts from surplus property that must be deposited in the treasury in an enterprise fund.

The director of the department may delegate to any employees of the state agency for surplus property the power and authority that the director considers reasonable and proper for the effective administration of this part.

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the governing board or, if there is none, the executive head of a state department or agency or of a city, county, school district, or other political subdivision may by order or resolution confer upon an officer or employ…

It is the purpose of this part, in recognition of the vocational and economic needs of blind persons, to make available to those blind persons in need of vocational opportunities space in state, federal, or other property appropriate for certain business operations and to assist …

As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Blind person" means a person whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or whose visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation in the field of vi…

(1) The department shall certify for the purposes of this part and the federal Randolph-Sheppard Act, as amended, those persons who are blind persons as defined in this part who the department has determined are in need of vocational opportunities and are qualified to operate ven…

(1) The department may make available to a certified blind person a vending facility appropriate for providing that person with a business opportunity determined by the department to be suitable for that person. (2) The department may, through the vocational rehabilitation progra…

A blind vendor is entitled to a fair hearing for any grievance against the department.

(1) The department may manage a health and retirement fund for blind vendors. (2) The department may set aside a reasonable percentage of the net incomes earned by blind vendors from the operation of vending facilities on state and other property administered by the department to…

(1) The department of administration or any other department of state government that administers state property subject to this part shall transfer to the department the management and control of any vending facility that the department has determined is an appropriate facility …

The department may enter into agreements with private parties or governmental entities not otherwise coming under the provisions of this part owning or controlling other property for the establishment and administration of blind vendor operations.

(1) The department may enter into agreements with the federal government as provided for in the Randolph-Sheppard Act, as amended, for administering the Randolph-Sheppard Act for all state or federal purposes. (2) The department may adopt rules to implement agreements with the fe…

The department may adopt such rules as are necessary to effectuate this part.

(1) The department is not subject to any requirements for competitive bidding on state leases or services to the state on vending facilities that are to be made available to certified blind persons or when purchasing initial supplies for the purpose of assisting a blind vendor. (…

The department may, except on state property, directly or through contractual arrangements, operate a facility consisting solely of vending machines if it has determined that operation by a blind vendor would be inappropriate. The department shall not directly operate vending mac…

(1) There is a vending machine account in the state special revenue fund to the credit of the department of public health and human services. (2) The department shall collect a percentage of income from vending machines on federal property and state property that are not operated…

For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Blind person" means a person whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or whose visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation in the field …

(1) Whenever state property is proposed to be made available to private persons for use as a vending facility, if two or more substantially equal proposals submitted by responsible bidders are determined to most closely meet the purchasing agency's specifications and if one of th…

Procurement under this part is subject to all other statutes governing state procurement except that in case of conflict the provisions of this part apply.

The department shall adopt rules to implement this part.

(1) The legislature finds that: (a) the advent of the information age throughout the United States and around the world has resulted in lasting changes in information technology; (b) the use of interactive visual display terminals by the state is becoming a widespread means of ac…

As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Access" means the ability to receive, use, and manipulate data and operate controls included in information technology. (2) "Blind or visually impaired" means an individual who has:…

When information technology equipment and software are procured for use by employees, program participants, or members of the public, the state agency head shall ensure that the equipment or software: (1) provides blind or visually impaired individuals with access, including inte…

(1) The technology access clause, referred to in 18-5-603(3), must be developed by the department of administration and must require compliance with nonvisual access standards developed by the state. The access clause and the nondiscrimination language required in 49-3-207 must b…

(1) For the purposes of ensuring the effective phasing in of nonvisual access technology procurement, the head of any state agency may not approve exclusion of the technology access clause required by 18-5-604 from any contract with respect to the compatibility of standard operat…