HB0958 - Tennessee: Blind, Human Services, Dept. Of, Vending Machines

Companion Bill SB1166. Blind - Exempts county, local and municipal jails, prisons, and workhouses from requirement to give priority to blind individuals in the establishment and operation of vending facilities on public property. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for *HB0958 / SB1166 Decrease State Revenues - $240,000/Blind Vendor Set-Aside Fund Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Exceeds $100,000 Bill Summary for *HB0958 / SB1166 ON APRIL 9, 2007, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND RESET SENATE BILL 1166, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill. This amendment creates a six-member special study committee to study the administration of Tennessee's blind vendor program. The committee would consist of three senators appointed by the speaker of the senate and three representatives appointed [...]

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