SB1388Enacted

Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4.

Tennessee SB1388 amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4, to establish a formal complaint process for the conduct of licensed blind vending facility operators and to create a pathway for eligible non-blind individuals with disabilities to operate vending facilities on public property when blind operators opt not to. Key provisions include the requirement for corrective action for substantiated complaints against blind operators, a preference system for operating vending facilities, and the prohibition of using funds allocated for blind operators to support non-blind operators. The bill mandates the Department of Human Services to implement rules to facilitate these changes.

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Overview

Tennessee SB1388 amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4, to establish a formal complaint process for the conduct of licensed blind vending facility operators and to create a pathway for eligible non-blind individuals with disabilities to operate vending facilities on public property when blind operators opt not to. Key provisions include the requirement for corrective action for substantiated complaints against blind operators, a preference system for operating vending facilities, and the prohibition of using funds allocated for blind operators to support non-blind operators. The bill mandates the Department of Human Services to implement rules to facilitate these changes.

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Sponsor

Watson, Bo

Details
Session

114th General Assembly

Introduced

February 6, 2025

Last Action

May 13, 2025

Pub. Ch. 402

Subjects
Human Services, Dept. ofDisabled Persons

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