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