The Texas Workforce Commission is responsible for fulfilling the purpose of Chapter 122 of the Texas Human Resources Code, which is to:
(1) further the state's policy of encouraging and assisting individuals with disabilities to achieve maximum personal independence by engaging in useful productive employment activities; and(2) provide state agencies, departments, and institutions and political subdivisions of the state with a method for achieving conformity with requirements of nondiscrimination and affirmative action in employment matters related to individuals with disabilities.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 806.1
The provisions of this §806.1 adopted to be effective April 21, 1997, 22 TexReg 3437; Transferred effective September 1, 2015, as published in the Texas Register August 7, 2015, 40 TexReg 5065; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 23, June 9, 2017, TexReg 3008, eff. 6/12/2017