(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.

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; amended to be effective November 8, 2017, 42 TexReg 6195