Individuals, other than those displaced at no fault of their own, seeking reinstatement with BEP, must complete in order the following steps:
(a) Individuals who seek reinstatement as a permanent vendor in good standing with the full rights and privileges thereof to include the bidding on a permanent facility shall repay all financial obligations and file all appropriate reports due BEP.(b) Individuals unable to repay their outstanding debt due BEP who were not removed for General Rules violations may seek reinstatement to perform a temporary assignment. The seniority review committee will evaluate reinstatement requests of this type on an individual basis and submit their written recommendations to the BEP director. The BEP director and the assistant commissioner will make the final determination. (c) Complete a face-to-face interview with the BEP director and the assistant commissioner for BEP, and complete an individualized reinstatement plan that may include a consultation with the E.H. Gentry training specialist and the completion of an individualized training program at the E.H. Gentry Facility as required after an evaluation of skills.(d) Seniority for a reinstated vendor shall begin on the first business day of their first permanent BEP facility assignment after reinstatement. Any seniority accruing to the vendor prior to reinstatement shall be lost.Ala. Admin. Code r. 795-7-2-.05
New Rule: Filed January 19, 2000; effective February 23, 2000. Amended: Filed June 9, 2006; effective July 14, 2006.Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXV, Issue No. 06, March 31, 2017, eff. 4/20/2017.Authors: Alabama Board of Rehabilitation Services, Alabama Elected Committee of Blind Vendors
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 21-1-40, 21-9-9; 20 U.S.C. 107 et. seq.