Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 2 - DEPARTMENT OF ASSISTIVE AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES
Chapter 106 - DIVISION FOR BLIND SERVICES
Subchapter B - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM
Division 6 - METHODS OF ADMINISTRATION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Section 106.707 - Application of an Order of Selection
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) An order of selection is authorized in §101(a)(5)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended to ensure that consumers with the most severe disabilities are selected for service before other consumers in times of limited funding.
(b) In determining whether to invoke an order of selection, the assistant commissioner for blind services applies the criteria set out in 29 U.S.C. §709, as amended; in 34 Code of Federal Regulations §361.36; and in the state plan.
(c) The order of selection is applied after eligibility for services is determined.
(d) To inquire if DBS is operating under the order of selection, a person may contact any DBS office, including the Central Office at 4800 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas.
