Sec. 10-298c. Commissioner of Administrative Services to regulate purchase of products and services of blind or handicapped persons. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 10-298c. Commissioner of Administrative Services to regulate purchase of products and services of blind or handicapped persons. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall (1) fix a fair market price, based on the cost of materials, labor and overhead, for all articles and services offered for sale and described in the most recent catalog issued by the Board of Education and Services for the Blind pursuant to section 10-298b, provided that the cost of labor on which such fair market price is based shall conform to federal minimum wage regulations for handicapped workers; (2) determine whether or not products produced or services provided by blind persons or handicapped persons meet the reasonable requirements of state departments, agencies and institutions; and (3) authorize state departments, agencies and institutions to purchase articles and services elsewhere when requisitions cannot be complied with through the products and services listed in the most current catalog issued by the Board of Education and Services for the Blind pursuant to section 10-298b.

      (P.A. 75-231, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-405, S. 4, 5; 77-614, S. 120, 610.)

      History: P.A. 77-405 included reference to handicapped in committee name and included as members a representative of the Connecticut association of rehabilitation facilities and a handicapped person; P.A. 77-614 abolished committee and transferred its duties to the commissioner of administrative services.

      See Sec. 17b-656 re preference given to products and services provided by handicapped persons.