The Randolph-Sheppard Act provides for the elections of a BEP Vendors Committee to represent all the program owners and licensees. Blind vendors, or “operators,” of Washington State’s Business Enterprise Program may serve on this committee to participate with the Department of Services for the Blind in:

• Major administrative decisions, policy and program development.
• Development and administration of a state system for the transfer and promotion of blind vendors.
• Development of training and retraining programs of blind vendors.
• Co-sponsoring, with the agency, meetings and instructional conferences for blind vendors throughout the state.
• Receiving and transmitting to the agency grievances at the request of blind vendors.

BEP’s blind vendors elect their peers to serve on the committee for two-year terms. 

For information on BEP Blind Vendor Committees and Committee Meetings, please contact BEP@dsb.wa.gov.