Cal. Code Regs. tit. 9 § 7212.4

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 25, June 21, 2024

Section 7212.4 - In-Service and Upward Mobility Training

(a) In-Service and Upward Mobility Training shall have the meanings and objectives specified in Section 7211(a)(27) and (53) of these regulations, respectively. Any vendor may make written application to the Training Instructor to attend any regularly scheduled Business Enterprises Program for the Blind, hereafter BEP, training as part of ongoing In-Service Training. The vendor's application may be for initial training, retraining, training on new technology or new food service management techniques, or for the purpose of certification to be a Vendor-Trainer.

(b) In-Service Training shall be offered at least once a year, in at least two locations in the state. In-Service Training may be provided to individual vendors by the Training Instructor or BEP in the classroom or on site in the vendor's vending facility, upon request.

(c) In-Service Training may include, but is not limited to, presentations on the following subjects:

(1) Federal and state laws and regulations applicable to the BEP, including federal law (20 USC section 107 et seq.), federal regulations (34 CFR Part 395), state law (Welfare and Institutions Code section 19625 et seq.), and state regulations (California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 9, Section 7210 et seq.).

(2) Assistance and advocacy available from the California Vendors Policy Committee, hereafter CVPC.

(3) Sanitation and safety.

(4) Food and beverage preparation, menu planning, and pricing.

(5) Convenience store merchandising.

(6) Financial management and preparation of the DR 478, Vendor's Monthly Operating Report (Rev. 06/16), incorporated by reference herein.

(7) Customer relations.

(8) Labor law.

(9) Human resources.

(10) Business marketing.

(11) Vending machines, including maintenance and minor repairs.

(12) Vending equipment (excluding vending machines) including maintenance and minor repairs.

(13) Developing an Employee Handbook.

(d) The CVPC shall actively participate in developing In-Service Training.

(e) Upward Mobility Training shall include further education and additional training or retraining for improved work opportunities for all licensees and vendors, as necessary to assure that their maximum vocational potential is achieved. The BEP shall further ensure that post-employment services are provided to vendors as vocational rehabilitation services as necessary to assure that the maximum vocational potential of such vendors is achieved and suitable employment is maintained within the State's vending facility program.

(f) Vocational rehabilitation services available to vendors as post-employment services include, but are not limited to:

(1) Vocational and personal adjustment services designed to assist a vendor to be more self-reliant and independent on the job, which may include orientation and mobility services.

(2) Assistive technology services.

(3) Training services that are career-related including, but not limited to, training in business practices, accounting, and customer relations.

(g) A vendor who is interested in receiving services for purposes of upward mobility shall contact his or her Rehabilitation Counselor for the Blind or the nearest Blind Field Services office. A vendor who requests services for purposes of upward mobility shall advise the BEP when he or she applies for such services.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 7212.4

1. New section filed 6-26-2009; operative upon approval of the Secretary of the United States Department of Education in accordance with title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations section 395.4(a) (Register 2009, No. 26).
2. Approved by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education in accordance with section 395.4(a) of title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations on 6-2-2010; operative 9-15-2010 pursuant to section 7210(b)(2) of title 9 of the California Code of Regulations (Register 2010, No. 39).
3. Amendment of subsection (c)(6) filed 10-18-2017; operative upon approval of the Secretary of the United States Department of Education in accordance with title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations section 395.4(a) (Register 2017, No. 42).

Note: Authority cited: 20 USC Section 107b(5); 34 CFR Section 395.4; and Sections 19006, 19016, 19632 and 19639, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: 20 USC Sections 107b-1(3) and 107d-4; 29 USC Section 723(a)(5), (14) and (18); 34 CFR Sections 361.5(b)(42), 361.48(f), (o) and (q), 395.3(a)(4) and (8), 395.11 and 395.14(b); and Sections 19011, 19150(a)(3) and 19150(a)(10), 19632(b) and 19638(b), Welfare and Institutions Code.