[nfbmi-talk] Fw: [Vendorsmi] HB 6006, What Will You Do?

Wed Nov 28 16:19:24 UTC 2012

Hello Terry,

Thank you for the clarification. I thought I saw something about a section 
ten, which made me wonder if there were previous sections of the bill that 
were left out. But as I think about it now they probably just used that 
number as the first section of the bill. Again, thank you for the 
clarification.

Elizabeth

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From: "Terry Eagle" <terrydeagle at yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 8:20 AM
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Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: [Vendorsmi] HB 6006, What Will You Do?

> The posted proposed legislation bill was posted in its entirety.  The sole
> purpose is to take jobs away from blind persons.  It was brought about, in
> my opinion, because of the incompetence of BEP management, the failure of
> BEP management and the MCB under Pat Cannon and the Elected Operators'
> Committee to follow the law and program rules, and failure to support good
> BEP traning and jobs for blind persons.  Sighted persons were allowed to
> operate BEP facilities without training, supervision by BEP promotion
> agents, and failure of BEP and Pat Cannon to throw them out of facilities
> they were running down and destroying the business goodwill of the state
> employees and public they were to serve as guests to facilities.  This is 
> no
> better demonstrated than the situation the governor's transition team 
> faced
> at the state library and museum BEP facility.  The transition team
> complained of low product inventory, unwillingness of the sighted operator
> to provide catering, and an I don't care attitude by the sighted operator.
> The solution:  BEP management and Pat Cannon used rehabilitation funds for
> more inventory and a computer and printer, only to have the sighted 
> operator
> further rip-off the BEP by not paying set-aside fees, taxes, and again
> depleting the inventory before leaving the facility.  By then the damage 
> and
> poor image of the BEP and blind persomns had been done.  This scenario has
> been mirrored by other sighted persons and poorly trained blind persons in
> several BEP facilities.  These are the facts and reality, and Ed Rodgers,
> the new BS4BP director, has publicly said that what has happened before
> October 1, 2012 doesn't matter, as he supports administration's attempt to
> take jobs from blind persons, with their WORK TO WELFARE FOR THE BLIND
> attitude and legislation.  Ed Rodgers and Mike Zimmer publicly hide behind
> their statements that state employees cannot speak out and lobby for
> legislation, while quietly behind closed doors they are doing just
> that--pushing legislation to take jobs from blind persons, and move blind
> persons from work to welfare.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Elizabeth Mohnke
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: [Vendorsmi] HB 6006, What Will You Do?
>
> It appears as though only a portion of the bill was cited in this email. 
> Is
> there any way someone could either post the bill in its entirety or post a
> link to the bill so it could be read in its entirety? I understand this 
> may
> be the most important portion of the bill, but I would like to be able to
> read it in context with the rest of the bill.
>
> Thanks,
> Elizabeth
>
>
>> HOUSE BILL No. 6006
>> November 8, 2012, Introduced by Reps. Denby and Rogers and referred to 
>> the
>
>> Committee
>> on Government Operations.
>>     A bill to amend 1978 PA 260, entitled
>> "An act to revise and codify the laws relating to blind persons and
>> persons with a visual disability; to create a commission; to
>> prescribe its powers and duties and those of other state agencies
>> relative to blind persons; to provide services, education,
>> training, and assistance to blind persons; to regulate concessions
>> operated by blind persons; to transfer powers, duties, functions,
>> and appropriations; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,"
>> by amending section 10 (MCL 393.360).
>> THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
>>     Sec. 10. (1) This act shall does not apply to a concession
>> operated in connection with the state fair, with the use of state
>> fairgrounds, with a state educational institution, state penal
>> institution, military establishment, armory, or state park, or in a
>> building that is operated by a house of the legislature.
>>     (2) A sighted person operating a concession under contract or
>> lease at the time this act becomes effective shall not be on
>> October 1, 1978 is not required to surrender the rights before the
>> contract or lease expires.
>>     (3) A sighted person operating a concession which that has not
>> been applied for by a blind person may be permitted to continue in
>> charge until the concession is applied for and a qualified blind
>> person is chosen to operate the concession.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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