Sec. 352.101. INTEGRATION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS. (a) Not later than October 1, 2017, and subject to federal approval, the commission shall integrate into a single vocational rehabilitation program the following programs that are operated under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sections 720 through 751):
(1) the vocational rehabilitation program for individuals with visual impairments; and
(2) the vocational rehabilitation program for individuals with other disabilities.
(b) Not later than October 1, 2017, to facilitate the integration of the vocational rehabilitation programs identified in Subsection (a), the commission shall at a minimum:
(1) reorganize the commission's vocational rehabilitation services in order to provide services based on an individual's functional need instead of an individual's type of disability;
(2) develop a plan to support specialization of vocational rehabilitation counselors in serving different client populations, including sufficient specialization in individuals with visual impairments to maintain expertise in serving that population;
(3) redesign performance measures for the provision of vocational rehabilitation services;
(4) consolidate policies for the provision of vocational rehabilitation services; and
(5) recommend the adoption of any rules necessary to implement this section.
(c) This section expires September 1, 2019.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2015.
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