SB269 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Steve LivingstonSenator
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.
Summary: SB269 clarifies that state purchasers must give preference to services provided by individuals with disabilities under the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, and requires the board to protect the Randolph-Sheppard program.
What This Bill Does
The bill expands the purchasing preference to include services provided by disabled individuals under the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. It requires state agencies and political subdivisions to buy these services through the department when they meet quality and quantity standards. It also directs the board to ensure that approved services do not adversely impact the Randolph-Sheppard vending program. The act becomes effective immediately after the governor signs it into law.

Who It Affects
State departments, agencies, and political subdivisions: must apply the purchasing preference to services provided by individuals with disabilities under the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind.
Individuals with disabilities and Randolph-Sheppard program participants: gain procurement opportunities for services, with the board monitoring to avoid negative effects on the Randolph-Sheppard program.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 21-2-2 to clarify that state entities apply the purchasing preference to services provided by individuals with disabilities under the direction of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind.
The board created in Section 21-2-3 must ensure that approved services do not adversely impact the Randolph-Sheppard Act program.
The board is responsible for determining a fair market price for articles offered for sale under the chapter.
The act takes effect immediately upon the governor's approval.

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Subjects: Disabled Persons