SECTION 106.311. Prohibited Factors

(a) DBS 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, DBS 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, gender, race, color, or national origin of the applicant;

(B) type of expected employment outcome;

(C) source of referral for vocational rehabilitation services; and

(D) particular service needs or anticipated cost of services required by an applicant or the income level of an applicant or applicant's family.

Source Note: The provisions of this §106.311 adopted to be effective December 10, 2012, 37 TexReg 9644