SECTION 359.53. Eligibility

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(a) To be eligible to receive services under this subchapter, an applicant must:
(1) have a visual impairment;
(2) reside in Texas; and
(3) be 18 years of age or younger.
(b) A person at least 18 years of age but under age 22 who meets the criteria in subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this section and who is enrolled in a secondary school may receive services under this subchapter if DARS DBS determines that children's services are appropriate for the person.
(c) Eligibility requirements are applied without regard to the age, gender, race, color, creed, or national origin of the applicant.
(d) Funding and providing services may be restricted by other criteria in the rules of this subchapter.

Source Note: The provisions of this §359.53 adopted to be effective June 13, 2013, 38 TexReg 3810; transferred effective February 1, 2022, as published in the January 7, 2022 issue of the Texas Register, 47 TexReg 35

                    
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