ILLINOIS REGISTER 6627
09
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
procedures, and provide staff, funds, and any Program servicing agreement
necessary to carry out its responsibilities under the Randolph-Sheppard Act;
b) coordinate the Program with DHS-DRSORS vocational rehabilitation program;
c) seek out and make arrangements for the use of suitable sites (based on factors
such as space, anticipated income, rent or commissions required, or competition
in the vicinity) for the establishment of facilities;
d) provide for expenditures from available Statestate and federal funds, and other
allowable resources including set-aside funds, for the acquisition, installation and
replacement of equipment and accessories, and the provision of initial stocks of
merchandise and supplies for each new facility;
e) determine whether right, title to, and interest in a facility, including equipment
and initial stock, may be vested in the vendor per 34 CFR 395.6. DHS shall hold
title to equipment and initial stock, however title may be voluntarily assumed by a
vendor per 34 CFR 395.6;
f) ensure the conduct of the Program and the operation of each facility are in
accordance with the Randolph-Sheppard Act, as amended and its regulations (34
CFR 395 (1988));
g) assure conformity with each facility's written permit, or agreement, or
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU);
h) have responsibility for the selection of trainees; award of licenses; issuance of
certifications; assignment of vendors to facilities; discipline of vendors;
establishment of a rate and the collection of set-aside; and the utilization and
disposition of Program assets;.
i) determine that a facility should be operated by more than one vendor. This
determination shall be based upon conditions of management and operation (e.g.
the facility requires cash pick up or other security at diverse hours, or the facility
has employees on many shifts where supervision is needed), volume of
merchandise sold (e.g. a facility which has several peak sales points daily),
required extended hours or days to provide service, or stipulations of permits or
contracts with the building management. In such a multiple vendor arrangement,
the division of net income shall be determined by DHS based on pertinent factors,
