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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 389
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State of Washington 49th Legislature 1985 Regular Session
By House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored byRepresentatives Nutley, Belcher, Hankins and Winsley; by Department of Services for the Blind request)
Read first time 2/15/85 and passed to Committee on Rules.
AN ACT Relating to the business enterprise program; and amending RCW 74.18.200 and 74.18.230.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 20, chapter 194, Laws of 1983 and RCW 74.18.200 are each amended to read as follows:
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply in RCW 74.18.200 through 74.18.230.
(1) "Business enterprises program" means a program operated by the department under the federal Randolph-Sheppard Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 107 et seq., and under this chapter in support of blind persons operating vending businesses in public buildings.
(2) "Vending facility" means any stand, snack bar, cafeteria, or business at which food, tobacco, sundries, or other retail merchandise or service is sold or provided.
(3) "Vending machine" means any coin-operated machine that sells or provides food, tobacco, sundries, or other retail merchandise or service.
(4) "Licensee" means a blind person licensed by the state of Washington under the Randolph-Sheppard Act, this chapter, and the rules issued hereunder.
(5)
"Public building" means any building which is: (a) Owned by
the state of Washington or any political subdivision thereof ((and)) or
any space leased by the state of Washington or any political subdivision
thereof in any privately-owned building; and (b) dedicated to the
administrative functions of the state or any political subdivision: PROVIDED,
That any vending facility or vending machine under the jurisdiction and control
of a local board of education shall not be included without the consent and
approval of that local board.
Sec. 2. Section 23, chapter 194, Laws of 1983 and RCW 74.18.230 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) There is established in the general fund an account known as the business enterprises revolving fund.
(2) The net proceeds from any vending machine operation in a public building, other than an operation managed by a licensee, shall be made payable to the business enterprises revolving fund. Net proceeds, for purposes of this section, means the gross amount received less the costs of the operation, including a fair minimum return to the vending machine owner, which return shall not exceed a reasonable amount to be determined by the department.
(3) All moneys in the business enterprises revolving fund shall be expended only for development and expansion of locations, equipment, management services, and payments to licensees in the business enterprises program.
(4) The business enterprises program shall be supported by the business enterprises revolving fund and by income which may accrue to the department pursuant to the federal Randolph-Sheppard Act.
(5) Vocational rehabilitation funds may be spent in connection with the business enterprises program for training persons to become licensees and for other services that are required to complete an individual written rehabilitation program.
(6) All earnings of investments of balances in the business enterprises revolving account shall be credited to the business enterprises revolving account.