1. (a) DRS does not impose, as part of determining eligibility under this subchapter, a duration-of-residence requirement that excludes from services any applicant who is present in the state.

2. (b) In determining eligibility under this subchapter, DRS ensures that:

   1. (1) No applicant or group of applicants is excluded or found ineligible solely on the basis of the type of disability; and

   2. (2) The eligibility requirements are applied without regard to the:

      1. (A) age, gender, race, color, or national origin of the applicant;
      2. (B) type of expected employment outcome;
      3. (C) source of referral for vocational rehabilitation services; and
      4. (D) particular service needs or anticipated cost of services required by an applicant or the income level of an applicant or applicant's family.

Source Note:The provisions of this §856.21 adopted to be effective December 10, 2012, 37 TexReg 9651; duplicated effective September 1, 2016, as published in the Texas Register September 2, 2016, 41 TexReg 6773.