Title LA, Labor Code

Sec. 352.005. GIFTS, DONATIONS, AND OTHER MONEY. (a) The commission shall deposit all money paid to the commission under this chapter in the state treasury. The money may be used only for the administration of this chapter. (b) The commission may receive and use gifts and donatio…

Sec. 352.006. MISUSE OF INFORMATION. Except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program and according to commission rules, no person may solicit, disclose, receive, use, or knowingly permit the use of records or other informati…

Sec. 352.007. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. (a) The commission may obtain criminal history record information from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Public Safety if the criminal history records relate to: (1) an applicant selected for em…

Sec. 352.008. HEARINGS. An applicant for or recipient of vocational rehabilitation services who is aggrieved by an action or inaction under this chapter is entitled to a hearing by the commission in accordance with law. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Se…

Sec. 352.051. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) The commission shall conduct a program to provide vocational rehabilitation services to eligible individuals with disabilities. (b) To achieve the purposes of the program, the commission may: (…

Sec. 352.052. COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; OBTAINING FEDERAL FUNDS. (a) The commission shall cooperate with the federal government to accomplish the purposes of federal laws relating to vocational rehabilitation for individuals with disabilities and closely related activi…

Sec. 352.053. CONTRACTS FOR SERVICE. (a) The commission shall include in its contracts with service providers under this chapter provisions relating to: (1) clearly defined and measurable program performance standards that directly relate to the service provided; (2) clearly defi…

Sec. 352.054. RATES FOR MEDICAL SERVICES. (a) The commission by rule shall adopt standards governing the determination of rates paid for medical services provided under this chapter. The rules must provide for an annual reevaluation of the rates. (b) The commission shall establis…

Sec. 352.055. CONTRACT PAYMENT. The commission shall base payment under a contract for vocational rehabilitation services on outcome-based performance standards defined in the contract. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2015.

Sec. 352.056. CONTRACTS FOR ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY. The commission shall include in a contract under this chapter with a supplier of adaptive technology equipment provisions that require the supplier to provide training for clients receiving the adaptive technology equipment. Added …

Sec. 352.057. LOANS FOR VISUAL AIDS. (a) The commission may establish a program to make loans to finance the purchase of technological aids for individuals with visual impairments. Interest on the loans may not exceed 10 percent per year. (b) The commission may adopt rules to adm…

Sec. 352.058. SUBROGATION. (a) By providing a person rehabilitation services, including medical care services, under this subchapter, the commission is subrogated to the person's right of recovery from: (1) personal insurance; (2) another person for personal injury caused by the …

Sec. 352.059. WORK INCENTIVES AND SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI). The commission shall employ a person at the commission's central office to: (1) train counselors to understand and use work incentives; and (2) review cases to ensure that commission clients are informed of the…

Sec. 352.060. PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES. (a) The commission may enter into contracts for goods or services related to the commission's provision of vocational rehabilitation services as necessary to perform any of the commission's powers or duties under this chapter. (b) …

Sec. 352.102. ELIGIBILITY FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES. The commission shall provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities eligible for those services under federal law. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 25, eff…

Sec. 352.103. PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES. (a) The commission by rule shall establish and maintain guidelines for providing vocational rehabilitation services that are consistent with state and federal laws and that include: (1) a system of organization for th…

Sec. 352.104. TRAINING AND SUPERVISION OF COUNSELORS. (a) The commission shall provide specific guidance to vocational rehabilitation counselors in: (1) selecting vocational objectives according to a client's skills, experience, and knowledge; (2) documenting a client's impedimen…

Sec. 352.105. SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. (a) The commission shall establish and require employee participation in a specialized training program for certain employees, including vocational rehabilitation transition specialists and transition counselors, whose dut…

Sec. 352.106. PAYMENT OF SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS. The commission by rule may develop and implement policies allowing shift differentials to be paid to employees in the vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec.…

Sec. 352.107. CLIENT ORIENTATION MATERIALS. The commission shall develop and distribute at intake client orientation materials for the vocational rehabilitation program that include information on the commission's decision-making criteria. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch.…

Sec. 352.108. COORDINATION WITH TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY. (a) For purposes of this section, "transition services" means services provided to students with disabilities to assist the students in making the transition from secondary school to postsecondary education programs or compe…