SB269 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Senate Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2016

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Steve Livingston Senator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2016
Title: Disabled persons, preference for services provided by under direction of the Department of Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, Sec. 21-2-2 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, products made or manufactured by individuals with disabilities under the direction of the Department of Adult Blind and Deaf of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind are afforded certain preference by purchasers who are state entities.
This bill would clarify that state entities are also required to apply the purchasing preference to services provided by the individuals with disabilities.
This bill would also require the board created in Section 21-2-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to ensure that approved services do not adversely impact services provided under the federal Randolph-Sheppard program, a program designed to enlarge employment opportunities for individuals who are blind through the operation of vending facilities on federal and state property.
Subjects: Disabled Persons