Sec. 117.079. INTEGRATION OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES PROGRAMS. (a) Not later than September 1, 2016, the department shall integrate into a single independent living services program the following programs that the department operates under Title VII of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 796 et seq.):
(1) the Independent Living Program for individuals who are blind or have visual impairments; and
(2) the Independent Living Services Program for individuals with significant disabilities.
(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt any rules necessary to facilitate the integration of the programs identified in Subsection (a), including rules that direct the department, as the single designated state entity responsible for administering the state's independent living services program, to comply with the requirements of 29 U.S.C. Section 796c for the integrated program.
(c) This section expires September 1, 2017.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 775 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
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