HB3986 Summary

• Renames the Blind Vendors Act to the Vending Facilities Act and requires priority for blind vendors in operating 50% of vending facilities on State property (changed from all vending facilities).

• Establishes an aspirational goal requiring each State agency to award 50% of vending machine and vending facility contracts under its control to minority-owned or women-owned businesses.

• Requires State-operated facilities with 6 or more vending machines to award at least 2 contracts for vending where practical.

• Limits all written contracts or agreements for vending machines or vending facilities to a 5-year term to ensure competition and encourage new participants.

• Maintains existing contracts with the Business Enterprise Program for the Blind entered before the effective date and requires full adherence to those agreements.