Title LA, Labor Code

Sec. 315.004. ADULT EDUCATION ASSESSMENT. The commission shall, in consultation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Education Agency, review the standardized assessment mechanism required under Section 315.002(a)(7) and recommend any changes necessary…

Sec. 315.005. ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) In this section, "advisory committee" means the adult education and literacy advisory committee created under this section. (b) The commission shall establish an adult education and literacy advisory committee com…

Sec. 315.006. STATE FUNDING. (a) Funds shall be appropriated to implement statewide adult basic education, adult bilingual education, high school equivalency, and high school credit programs to eliminate illiteracy in this state and to implement and support a statewide program to…

Sec. 315.007. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE FUNDING. (a) The commission by rule shall develop and establish a performance-based process for annually awarding funds to entities that deliver adult education and literacy services under this chapter. The process must be designed to reward th…

Sec. 315.008. SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACTS: COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT. The commission shall use a competitive procurement process to award a contract to a service provider of an adult education program. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (S.B. 307), Sec. 1.01, ef…

Sec. 316.001. EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES. (a) The commission shall develop or approve education and training courses for the veterans reemployment program under Subchapter H-1, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, to assist eligible veterans in obtaining workforce skills …

Sec. 317.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Adult" means any individual who is over the age of compulsory school attendance prescribed by Section 25.085, Education Code. (2) "Program" means the workforce diploma pilot program established under this chapter. Added by Acts 201…

Sec. 317.002. PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION; PURPOSE. The commission, in consultation with the Texas Education Agency, shall establish and administer a workforce diploma pilot program under which eligible high school diploma-granting entities participating in the progr…

Sec. 317.003. REQUEST FOR PROGRAM PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS. Not later than October 15 of each year, the commission shall publish a request for qualifications for providers to participate in the program. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. Septemb…

Sec. 317.004. PROVIDER ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to participate as a provider under the program, a provider must: (1) apply to the commission in the manner prescribed by commission rule; (2) be a public, nonprofit, or private entity that is: (A) authorized under the Education C…

Sec. 317.005. PROVIDER APPROVAL; LIST OF APPROVED PROVIDERS. (a) Not later than November 15 of each year, the commission shall publish a list of providers approved by the commission to participate in the program during the next calendar year. (b) An approved provider maintains ap…

Sec. 317.006. REIMBURSEMENT OF PROGRAM PROVIDERS FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. (a) To the extent money is available for that purpose, the commission shall reimburse each approved provider participating in the program for the achievement of the following milestones by students receivin…

Sec. 317.007. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than January 15 of each year, each approved provider that participated in the program during the previous calendar year shall report to the commission the following data regarding the provider's students for that year: (1) the number of stud…

Sec. 317.008. PROVIDER PERFORMANCE REVIEW. (a) The commission by rule shall prescribe minimum performance standards for providers participating in the program. The minimum performance standards must include: (1) a graduation rate of at least 50 percent; and (2) a program cost per…

Sec. 317.009. REPORT. Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit to the legislature a report on the effectiveness of the program. The commission shall include in the report a recommendation regarding whether the program should be continued, …

Sec. 317.010. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires September 1, 2027. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 137 (H.B. 2575), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Sec. 351.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) "Department" means the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services. (2) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S…

Sec. 351.002. RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINISTRATION OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the department shall administer the services and programs under this subtitle until September 1, 2016. On that date, the department shall cease admi…

Sec. 351.003. DESIGNATED STATE UNIT FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES. In accordance with the requirements of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 701 et seq.), the commission shall establish a designated state unit within the commission that: (1) is an …

Sec. 351.005. MEANING OF CERTAIN REFERENCES IN LAW. Until the administration of this subtitle is transferred from the department to the commission, a reference to the commission or the executive director in this subtitle means the department, commissioner of assistive and rehabil…

Sec. 352.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Direct services" means services provided to a client by a commission employee, including counseling, facilitating the purchase of services from a source other than the commission, and purchasing equipment and other items and provid…

Sec. 352.002. PURPOSE. It is the policy of this state to provide vocational rehabilitation services to eligible individuals with disabilities so that those individuals may prepare for and engage in a gainful occupation. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Se…

Sec. 352.003. REHABILITATION COUNCIL OF TEXAS. (a) The Rehabilitation Council of Texas operates in accordance with the federal Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-569, and the federal Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, Pub. L. No. 105-220. (b) The Rehabilit…

Sec. 352.004. RECEIPT AND DISBURSEMENT OF STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS. (a) The comptroller is custodian of federal funds received by the state to implement federal law relating to vocational rehabilitation. (b) The commission shall certify for disbursement funds available for the voc…

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…

Sec. 355.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Blind person" means a person having not more than 20/200 visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses or visual acuity greater than 20/200 but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the …