1. A. The Department shall cooperate with the Division to establish, whenever possible, vending facilities on property controlled by the Department.

2. B. The Program has priority to operate a vending facility on property controlled by the Department, according to the following:

   1. (1) The Department shall give the Program the first opportunity to operate:

      1. (a) A new vending facility on property controlled by the Department, on terms that are equal to or more favorable than the Department would offer to another operator;
      2. (b) An existing Program vending facility on property controlled by the Department on terms that are equal to or more favorable than the existing terms;
   2. (2) The Department may offer the opportunity to others only if the Program declines to accept the first opportunity to operate a vending facility.

Authority: Education Article, §§21-301—21-303; State Finance and Procurement Article, §14-109; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: June 7, 1993 (20:11 Md. R. 917)

Regulation .01B amended effective January 2, 2017 (43:26 Md. R. 1449)

Regulation .02C repealed effective January 2, 2017 (43:26 Md. R. 1449)