# 40 Tex. Admin. Code § 856.21: 40 TAC § 856.21. Prohibited Factors

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## Section

- **Citation:** 40 Tex. Admin. Code § 856.21
- **Heading:** 40 TAC § 856.21. Prohibited Factors
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 40 SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE / Part 20 TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION / Chapter 856 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES / 40 TAC § 856.21

## Text

(a) VRD 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.
(b) In determining eligibility under this subchapter,
 VRD ensures that:
(1) No applicant or group of applicants is excluded
 or found ineligible solely on the basis of the type of disability;
 and
(2) The eligibility requirements are applied without
 regard to the:
(A) age, sex, race, color, or national origin of the
 applicant;
(B) type of expected employment outcome;
(C) source of referral for vocational rehabilitation
 services;
(D) particular service needs or anticipated cost of
 services required by an applicant or the income level of an applicant
 or applicant's family;
(E) applicants' employment history or current employment
 status; and
(F) applicants' educational status or current educational
 credential.

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