| (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.
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| Source Note: 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; amended to be effective November 8, 2017, 42 TexReg 6195 |
