1. Agency—Louisiana Rehabilitation Services of the Office of Workforce Development within the Louisiana Workforce Commission, which licenses blind vendors.
2. Blind Enterprise Program―the services available to establish business enterprises and other similar programs for persons who are blind as provided in the Randolph-Sheppard Act.
3. Blind Vendors―those individuals who are classified under state and federal regulations as legally blind and who are licensed to and have a permit to operate vending facilities on state, federal, or other property.
4. Board―the Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board.
5. Department―the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
6. Director―the director of Louisiana Rehabilitation Services.
7. Fund―the Blind Vendors Trust Fund.
8. Randolph-Sheppard Act―the federal law which enables the Blind Enterprise Program under the authority of 20 U.S.C. 107 et seq.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:3041-23:3045.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Rehabilitation Services, LR 22:119 (February 1996), amended by the Workforce Commission, Rehabilitation Services, LR 41:2180 (October 2015), amended by the Workforce Commission, Rehabilitation Services, LR 48:309 (February 2022).