Texas Human Resources Code
§ 32.075 — EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT
HR § 32.075Title 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL · Part C. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS · Ch. 32. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM · Art. B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Employment assistance" means assistance provided to an individual to help the individual locate paid employment in the community. Employment assistance includes:
(A)identifying an individual's employment preferences, job skills, and requirements for a work setting and work conditions;
(B)locating prospective employers offering employment compatible with an individual's identified preferences, skills, and requirements; and
(C)contacting a prospective employer on behalf of an individual and negotiating the individual's employment.
(2)"Supported employment" means assistance provided, in order to sustain paid employment, to an individual who, because of a disability, requires intensive, ongoing support to be self-employed, work from home, or perform in a work setting at which individuals without disabilities are employed. Supported employment includes adaptations, supervision, and training related to an individual's diagnosis.
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.148, eff. April 2, 2015.