# Mich. Comp. Laws § 393.355: Additional duties of commission

> Michigan · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C393_AAct-260-of-1978_S393.355

## Section

- **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 393.355
- **Heading:** Additional duties of commission
- **Jurisdiction:** Michigan
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 393 / Act Act-260-of-1978 / Section 393.355

## Text

Sec. 5.

The commission shall do all of the following:

Cooperate with other departments, agencies, and institutions, both public and private, in providing for the rehabilitation of blind persons, in studying problems relative to blind persons, and in establishing, developing, and providing necessary programs, facilities, and services.

Enter into reciprocal arrangements with other states to provide for the rehabilitation of residents of the states concerned.

Conduct research and compile statistics relating to the rehabilitation of blind persons.

Provide social adjustment, guidance, counsel, mobility training, and employment adjustment of blind persons in their home communities.

Provide surveys of employment opportunities for blind persons and the placement of blind persons in employment not otherwise provided for.

Regulate concessions reserved for operation by blind persons pursuant to this act.

Promulgate rules pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for the implementation and administration of this act.

History: 1978, Act 260, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Am. 1982, Act 224, Imd. Eff. Sept. 14, 1982

## Nearby sections

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