(1) To be the sole state agency to supervise and administer the rehabilitation services authorized by this subchapter except such part as may be administered by a local agency in a political subdivision of the state, in which case the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services shall be the sole agency to supervise the local agency in the administration of that part;
(2) To enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to provide for the services authorized by this subchapter to residents of the state concerned;
(3) To conduct research and compile statistics relating to the provision of services or the need of services of disabled individuals;
(4) To license blind persons to operate vending stands under its supervision and control and subject to the terms and conditions in regulations issued pursuant to § 20-79-204(b)(1) on:
(A) State property;
(B) County or municipal property;
(C) Federal property, pursuant to delegation of authority under the Randolph-Sheppard Act and any amendment thereto or any act of Congress relating to this subject;
(D) Private property; and
(E) Subject to Acts 1945, No. 142, § 2 [superseded]; and
(5) To provide for the establishment, supervision, and control of suitable business enterprises to be operated by the severely disabled individual, including the blind, where the operation will be improved through the management and supervision of the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.