Oklahoma § 7-78 - State Committee of Blind Vendors

§ 7-78. State Committee of Blind Vendors

There is hereby created a committee of five (5) vendors who are

blind to be known as the State Committee of Blind Vendors. The

Department of Rehabilitation Services shall provide for the biennial

election of the Committee which, to the extent possible, shall be

fully representative of all vendors who are blind in the state

program on the basis of such factors as geography and the vending

facility type with a goal of providing for proportional

representation of vendors who are blind on federal property and

vendors who are blind on other property. The Committee shall have

the responsibility of participation with the Department in major

administrative decisions and policy and program development

decisions affecting the overall administration of the state's

vending facility program, receiving and transmitting to the

Department grievances at the request of vendors who are blind, and

serve as advocates for vendors in connection with such grievances.

The Committee shall actively participate in the development and

administration of a transfer and promotion system for licensees who

are blind, and for their training and retraining.

Added by Laws 1978, c. 127, § 7, emerg. eff. March 31, 1978.

Amended by Laws 1997, c. 89, § 7, emerg. eff. April 11, 1997.