71-8612.

Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Cash Fund is created. The fund shall contain money received pursuant to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Act and shall include a percentage of the net proceeds derived from the operation of vending facilities. The net proceeds from the operation of vending facilities shall accrue to the blind vending facility operator, except for the percentage of the net proceeds that shall revert to the cash fund. Such fund shall be used for supervision and other administrative purposes as necessary, except that transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. The commission, in consultation with the Committee of Blind Vendors, shall determine the percentage of the net proceeds that reverts to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Cash Fund after an investigation to reveal the gross proceeds, cost of operation, amount necessary to replenish the stock of merchandise, and the business needs of the blind vending facility operator. All equipment purchased from the fund is the property of the state and shall be disposed of only by sale at a fair market price. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.