Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 2001, c. 667, Pt. E, §1, is further amended to read:

H. A blind person operating a vending facility pursuant to Title 26, section 1418-F section 19606 under the direction of the Department of Labor, Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired Commission for the Blind;

Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §1822, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §4, is further amended to read:

§1822. Blind-made products

A The Blind-made Products Committee, comprising composed of the State Purchasing Agent, and the Director of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services and the Director of the Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, Commission for the Blind and in this section and sections 1823 and 1824 called "the committee," shall determine the price of all products that meet specifications prescribed by the State Purchasing Agent, are agreeable to all members of the committee and are manufactured by the Maine Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired and offered for sale to the State or a political subdivision, governmental agency or public benefit corporation of the State. The committee shall revise prices from time to time in accordance with changing cost factors and shall make rules and regulations regarding selection of products, time of delivery and other relevant matters necessary to carry out the purpose of this section and sections 1823 and 1824.

Sec. 3. 5 MRSA c. 513 is enacted to read:

CHAPTER 513

COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND

§19601.__Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.__Blind person. "Blind person" means a person having not more than 20/200 central visual acuity in the better eye after correction or an equally disabling loss of the visual field so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.