Section 10-303-5 - Income from vending machines on federal propertyThe following standards and procedures shall apply to the distribution and use of income derived from vending machines on federal property and which has been disbursed to the board by a property managing department, agency or instrumentality of the United States under the vending machine income sharing provision of Section 395-32 of the federal regulations.
(a) such income shall accrue to each (blind) vendor operating a vending facility on such federal property with the following limitations:(1) the accrual of such income to such vendor shall not exceed the average net income of the total number of blind vendors within Connecticut as determined in each fiscal year on the basis of each year's operation; and(2) such vending machine income shall not accrue to any such vendor in an amount exceeding the average net income of the total number of blind vendors in the United States; and(3) no such vendor shall receive less vending machine income than he was receiving during the calendar year prior to January 1, 1974 as a direct result of any limitation on such income under this section of the regulations.(b) no limitation shall be imposed on accrual of income from vending machines which are combined to create a vending facility when such facility is maintained, serviced, or operated by a blind vendor.(c) any vending machine income shall be disbursed to eligible vendors by the board on at least a quarterly basis.(d)Vending Machine IncomePursuant to Section 10-303(b) of the General Statutes, vending machine income disbursed to the board by a property managing department agency or instrumentality of the United States, in excess of the amounts eligible to accrue to blind vendors as established by federal law and these regulations shall be retained by the board and shall be used in accordance with the Randolph-Sheppard Act as follows:
(1) to establish and maintain health and other insurance programs for blind vendors;(2) to purchase and maintain vending facility equipment;(3) to assist in developing and opening new vending facilities;(4) to provide training opportunities;(5) to meet the cost, in whole or in part, of the administration of the vending facility program; and(6) to provide contributions to meet the cost in whole or in part, of vacation pay and/or retirement plans.(e)Guidance of VendorsIn carrying out the provisions set forth in Section 10-303-5(d) (1) and 10-303-5 (d) (6), the board will be guided by a majority vote of licensed vendors after each vendor has been furnished information on all matters relevant to the determination of the use of such vending machine income for insurance contributions, vacation pay or retirement contributions.
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-303-5