The purpose of the Elected Committee of Managers (ECM) is to comply with the Randolph-Sheppard Act, which requires the agency, as the state licensing agency in Texas under the Act, to provide for the biennial election of a State Committee of Blind Vendors which, to the extent possible, is fully representative of all blind vendors in the state.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §101.701 adopted to be effective March 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 1706