Bill Text: CA AB2987 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended


Bill Title: Public contracts: bidding: Business Enterprises Program for the Blind.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-25 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. [AB2987 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB2987-Amended.html

Amended  IN  Assembly  March 20, 2018

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill No. 2987


Introduced by Assembly Member Patterson

February 16, 2018


An act to amend Section 19626 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to blind persons. add Section 10115.14 to the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2987, as amended, Patterson. Public contracts: bidding: Business Enterprises Program for the Blind.
Existing law, with regard to certain state contracts, requires the awarding department to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder meeting or making a good faith effort to meet specified statewide participation goals for disabled veteran business enterprises, except as specified.
Existing law requires the Director of Rehabilitation to establish and promote the Business Enterprises Program for the Blind, for the purpose of providing blind persons with remunerative employment, enlarging their economic opportunities, and stimulating them to greater efforts in striving to make themselves self-supporting. A blind person licensed under the program is authorized to operate vending facilities on any property within the state, as specified. Existing law defines a “vending facility” for the purposes of the program.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to the definition of a vending facility.

This bill, notwithstanding any other law, would require the department to open any subsequent solicitations for bids on contracts relating to the Business Enterprises Program for the Blind to all prospective bidders if, after the initial solicitation, the department is unable to award a contract consistent with the statewide participation goals described above, as specified.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NOYES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 10115.14 is added to the Public Contract Code, to read:

10115.14.
 Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Rehabilitation shall open subsequent solicitations for bids on contracts relating to the Business Enterprises Program for the Blind (commencing with Section 19625) of Article 5 of Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to all prospective bidders if the department is unable to award a contract consistent with Section 10115.2 because two or more bids were not received during the initial solicitation.

SECTION 1.Section 19626 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:
19626.

(a)For purposes of this article, “vending facility” means a location that may sell, at wholesale or retail, foods, beverages, confections, newspapers, periodicals, tobacco products, and other articles or services dispensed automatically or manually and prepared on or off the premises in accordance with applicable health laws.

(b)A vending facility may consist, exclusively or in appropriate combination, of automatic vending machines, cafeterias, snackbars, catering or food concession vehicles, cart service, shelters, counters and any appropriate equipment as the director may by regulation prescribe as being necessary for the sale of the articles or services described in subdivision (a).

(c)A vending facility may encompass more than one building.

(d)A licensed blind vendor is not required to purchase supplies or services from a wholesaler licensed under this article.

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