SECTIONS 19650-19652 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 19650-19652

19650. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article
to further carry out the purposes of this chapter by relieving blind
vending stand operators from the distress of poverty brought about
by illness or old age.

19651. From commissions collected in those facilities in which
there are no blind vending stand operators licensed by the Department
of Rehabilitation, the Department of Rehabilitation, upon a finding
by the department that the vendors' retirement program is actuarially
sound and fiscally solvent, shall contribute to an annuity plan for
blind vending stand operators licensed by the Department of
Rehabilitation pursuant to Section 19630 of this chapter or pursuant
to Section 107a of Title 20 of the United States Code.

19652. (a) The Department of Rehabilitation shall:
(1) Cooperate with or arrange through private carriers for the
administration of an annuity plan pursuant to Sections 19650 and
19651.
(2) In accomplishing the provisions of this subdivision the
department shall establish and consult with the committee of licensed
blind vendors.
(b) The blind vending operators shall be deemed a group within the
definition of Section 10200.5 of the Insurance Code who may be
enrolled in a franchise or wholesale life insurance plan.