1. (a) Unless an exception is approved by the agency head or an exemption has been made for specific technologies pursuant to §213.17 of this chapter, all EIR hardware developed, procured, or changed by a state agency shall comply with the standards described in this subchapter. Each state agency shall comply with the following standards/specifications referenced in Section 508 Appendix C:

   1. (1) Chapter 4, § 401 General;
   2. (2) Chapter 4, § 402 Closed Functionality;
   3. (3) Chapter 4, § 403 Biometrics;
   4. (4) Chapter 4, § 404 Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility;
   5. (5) Chapter 4, § 405 Privacy;
   6. (6) Chapter 4, § 406 Standard Connections;
   7. (7) Chapter 4, § 407 Operable Parts;
   8. (8) Chapter 4, § 408 Display Screens;
   9. (9) Chapter 4, § 409 Status Indicators;
   10. (10) Chapter 4, § 410 Color Coding;
   11. (11) Chapter 4, § 411 Audible Signals;
   12. (12) Chapter 4, § 412 ICT with Two-Way Communication;
   13. (13) Chapter 4, § 413 Closed Caption Processing Technologies;
   14. (14) Chapter 4, § 414 Audio Description Processing Technologies; and
   15. (15) Chapter 4, § 415 User Controls for Captions and Audio Descriptions.
2. (b) When EIR hardware is located in maintenance or monitoring spaces and where status indicators and operable parts are located in spaces that are frequented only by service personnel for maintenance, repair, or occasional monitoring of equipment, such status indicators and operable parts shall not be required to conform to §213.13 of this chapter.

Source Note:The provisions of this §213.13 adopted to be effective April 27, 2006, 31 TexReg 3379; amended to be effective September 16, 2008, 33 TexReg 7744; amended to be effective September 18, 2014, 39 TexReg 7565; amended to be effective December 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 7679; amended to be effective June 16, 2026, 51 TexReg 3877.