The Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities is responsible for fulfilling the purpose of Chapter 122 of the Texas Human Resources Code which is to:
- (1) further the state's policy of encouraging and assisting persons with disabilities to achieve maximum personal independence by engaging in useful productive employment activities; and
- (2) provide state agencies, departments, and institutions and political subdivisions of the state with a method for achieving conformity with requirements of nondiscrimination and affirmative action in employment matters related to persons with disabilities.
Source Note:The provisions of this §806.1 adopted to be effective April 21, 1997, 22 TexReg 3437; transferred effective September 1, 2015, as published in the Texas Register August 7, 2015, 40 TexReg 5065.