California Code of Regulations
Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services
Division 3 - Department of Rehabilitation
Chapter 3 - Vocational Rehabilitation Services for Individuals with Disabilities
Article 5 - Transportation Services
Section 7161.5 - Transportation Services-Employed Clients
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) For the purposes of section 7161(a)(4)(A), a client shall be deemed to be financially capable of assuming the cost of transportation after the client has received one full month of salary or wages unless there is evidence that undue financial hardship exists.
(b) Undue financial hardship means that the client's income, minus mandatory payroll deductions, and liquid assets for the month are insufficient to meet the current costs of transportation to and from employment in addition to all of the following:
(c) For the purposes of (b)(1), the average monthly costs shall be established by averaging the prior two months actual costs unless the Counselor and client agree upon a different methodology for a particular item; for example, the client has paid for child care for only one month.
(d) Except as specified in section 7161(e), transportation services shall not be authorized after the client has received one full month of wages or salary, without the approval of the District Administrator. The District Administrator's decision shall be based upon such criteria as verification that:
(e) In no instance shall a case, which would otherwise be closed in accordance with section 7184, remain open solely because a client is not financially capable of assuming the cost of transportation.
1. New section
filed 8-16-90; operative 9-15-90 (Register 90, No. 36).
2. Change without
regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 5-9-2013 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2013, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 19006 and 19016, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 19150, Welfare and Institutions Code; and 34 CFR Sections 361.5, 361.42 and 361.48.