Sec. 94.009. EMPLOYMENT OF ASSISTANTS

(a) If an individual licensed to operate a vending facility on state property requires an assistant, a qualified visually handicapped person must be given preference for employment. If the commission determines that a visually handicapped person could not perform the labor for which an assistant is required, or if a visually handicapped person is not available, a handicapped person whose disability is not of a visual nature must be given preference for employment. If no handicapped person is available for the job, preference must be given to a person who is socially, culturally, economically, or educationally disadvantaged.

(b) An assistant employed by a blind person licensed by the commission must be approved by the commission, and the deliberate refusal of a blind licensee to comply with this section constitutes grounds for the revocation of his or her license.

Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2413, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.