40 Tex. Admin. Code § 856.21

Current through Reg. 49, No. 49; December 6, 2024
Section 856.21 - Prohibited Factors
(a) VRD does not impose, as part of determining eligibility under this subchapter, a duration-of-residence requirement that excludes from services any applicant who is present in the state.
(b) In determining eligibility under this subchapter, VRD ensures that:
(1) No applicant or group of applicants is excluded or found ineligible solely on the basis of the type of disability; and
(2) The eligibility requirements are applied without regard to the:
(A) age, sex, race, color, or national origin of the applicant;
(B) type of expected employment outcome;
(C) source of referral for vocational rehabilitation services;
(D) particular service needs or anticipated cost of services required by an applicant or the income level of an applicant or applicant's family;
(E) applicants' employment history or current employment status; and
(F) applicants educational status or current educational credential.

40 Tex. Admin. Code § 856.21

The provisions of this §856.21 adopted to be effective December 10, 2012, 37 TexReg 9651; duplicated effective September 1, 2016, as published in the Texas Register September 2, 2016, 41 TexReg 6773; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 44, November 3, 2017, TexReg 6198, eff. 11/8/2017