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TX Hum Res Code § 121.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 121 - Participation in Social and Economic Activities|Section 121.004. Penalties for and Damages Resulting From Discrimination

Sec. 121.004.  PENALTIES FOR AND DAMAGES RESULTING FROM DISCRIMINATION.  (a) A person, including a firm, association, corporation, or other public or private organization, or the agent of the person, who violates a provision of Section 121.003 commits an offense.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1)  a fine of not more than $300; and(2)  30 hours of community service to be performed for a governmental entity or nonprofit organization that primarily serves persons with visual impairments or other disabilities, or for another entity or organization at the discretion of the court, to be completed in not more than one year.(b)  In addition to the penalty provided in Subsection (a), a person, including a firm, association, corporation, or other public or private organization, or the agent of the person, who violates the provisions of Section 121.003 is deemed to have deprived a person with a disability of his or her civil liberties.  Subject to Section 121.0041, if applicable, the person with a disability deprived of his or her civil liberties may maintain an action for damages in a court of competent jurisdiction, and there is a conclusive presumption of damages in the amount of at least $300 to the person with a disability.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2427, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 890, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 649, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (H.B. 489), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2014.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 342 (H.B. 1463), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 121.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 121 - Participation in Social and Economic Activities|Section 121.005. Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities

Sec. 121.005.  RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.  (a)  A person with a disability who uses an assistance animal for assistance in travel is liable for any damages done to the premises or facilities by the animal.(b)  A person with a disability who uses an assistance animal for assistance in travel or auditory awareness shall keep the animal properly harnessed or leashed, and a person who is injured by the animal because of the failure of a person with a disability to properly harness or leash the animal is entitled to maintain a cause of action for damages in a court of competent jurisdiction under the same law applicable to other causes brought for the redress of injuries caused by animals.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2427, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3310, ch. 865, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 31, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 278, Sec. 3, eff. June 5, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 649, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Hum Res Code § 121.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 121 - Participation in Social and Economic Activities|Section 121.006. Penalties for Improper Use of Assistance Animals

Sec. 121.006.  PENALTIES FOR IMPROPER USE OF ASSISTANCE ANIMALS.  (a)  A person who uses a service animal with a harness or leash of the type commonly used by persons with disabilities who use trained animals, in order to represent that his or her animal is a specially trained service animal when training has not in fact been provided, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be punished by:(1)  a fine of not more than $300; and(2)  30 hours of community service to be performed for a governmental entity or nonprofit organization that primarily serves persons with visual impairments or other disabilities, or for another entity or organization at the discretion of the court, to be completed in not more than one year.(b)  A person who habitually abuses or neglects to feed or otherwise neglects to properly care for his or her assistance animal is subject to seizure of the animal under Subchapter B, Chapter 821,  Health and Safety Code.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2427, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3311, ch. 865, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 31, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 278, Sec. 4, eff. June 5, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 649, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (H.B. 489), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Hum Res Code § 121.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 121 - Participation in Social and Economic Activities|Section 121.008. Dissemination of Information Relating to Persons With Disabilities

Sec. 121.008.  DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.  (a) To ensure maximum public awareness of the policies set forth in this chapter, the governor shall issue a proclamation each year taking suitable public notice of October 15 as White Cane Safety and Service Animal Recognition Day. The proclamation must contain appropriate comment about the significance of various devices and animals used by persons with disabilities to assist them in traveling, and must call to the attention of the public the provisions of this chapter and of other laws relating to the safety and well-being of this state's citizens with disabilities.(b)  The comptroller, the secretary of state, and other state agencies that regularly mail forms or information to significant numbers of public facilities and businesses operating within the state shall cooperate with state agencies responsible for the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities by sending information about this chapter to those to whom regular mailings are sent.  The information, which must be sent at the request of state agencies responsible for the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and at least once each year, may be included in regular mailings or sent separately.  If sent separately, the cost of mailing is borne by the state rehabilitation agency or agencies requesting the mailing and, regardless of whether sent separately or as part of a regular mailing, the cost of preparing information about this chapter is borne by the state rehabilitation agency or agencies requesting distribution of this information.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2428, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 649, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (H.B. 489), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Hum Res Code § 121.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 121 - Participation in Social and Economic Activities|Section 121.009. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 121.009.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  The provisions of this chapter must be construed in a manner compatible with other state laws relating to persons with disabilities.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2428, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 649, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Hum Res Code § 121.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 121 - Participation in Social and Economic Activities|Section 121.010. Testing Adults With Disabilities

Sec. 121.010.  TESTING ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.  (a)  A test that evaluates an adult with a disability for a job position in business, government, or industry, or a test to determine that person's educational level, must measure individual abilities and not specific disabilities.(b)  If an examiner knows that an adult examinee has a disability, the examiner may use an alternate form of testing.  The alternate form of testing may assess the aptitude of the examinee by using that person's primary learning mode.(c)  The examiner may use as an alternate form of testing any procedure or adaption that will help ensure the best performance possible by an adult with a disability, including oral or visual administration of the test, oral or manual response to the test, the use of readers, tape recorders, interpreters, large print, or braille text, the removal of time constraints, and multiple testing sessions.(d)  An examiner shall select and administer a test to an examinee who has a disability that impairs sensory, manual, or speaking skills so that the test accurately reflects the factor the test is intended to measure and does not reflect the examinee's impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills.(e)  An examiner may not use a test that has a disproportionate, adverse effect on an adult with a disability or a class of adults with disabilities unless:(1)  the test has been validated as a predictor of success in the program or activity for which the adult with a disability is applying;  and(2)  alternate tests or alternative forms of testing that have a less disproportionate, adverse effect do not exist or are not available.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2482, ch. 645, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 649, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Hum Res Code § 121.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 121 - Participation in Social and Economic Activities|Section 121.011. Accessibility of Examination or Course Offered by Private Entity

Sec. 121.011.  ACCESSIBILITY OF EXAMINATION OR COURSE OFFERED BY PRIVATE ENTITY.  (a)  A private entity that offers an examination or a course related to applications, certification, credentialing, or licensing for secondary or postsecondary education, a profession, or a trade shall:(1)  offer the examination or course in a place and manner that is accessible to persons with disabilities or make alternative accessible arrangements for persons with disabilities;(2)  offer the examination or course to persons with disabilities:(A)  as often as the entity offers the examination or course to persons without disabilities;(B)  at a location that is as convenient as the location at which the entity offers the examination or course to persons without disabilities;  and(C)  at a time that is as appropriate as the time when the entity offers the examination or course to persons without disabilities;  and(3)  make auxiliary test guides and other resources available in alternative formats.(b)  A private entity that offers an examination or a course described by Subsection (a) may require persons with disabilities to provide reasonable documentation of their disabilities and reasonable advance notice of any necessary modifications or aids.  The deadline for advance notice may not be earlier than the application deadline for the examination or course.  The entity may not refuse a request for modifications or aids from a person with a disability on the grounds that the person, because of the person's disability, would not meet other requirements of the profession or occupation for which the course or examination is given.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 649, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.001. Purpose

Sec. 122.001.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this chapter is to further the state's policy of encouraging and assisting persons with disabilities to achieve maximum personal independence by engaging in useful and productive employment activities and, in addition, to provide state agencies, departments, and institutions and political subdivisions of the state with a method for achieving conformity with requirements of nondiscrimination and affirmative action in employment matters related to persons with disabilities.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.0012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.0012. Sunset Provision

Sec. 122.0012.  SUNSET PROVISION.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (S.B. 619), Sec. 6.03, eff. June 10, 2019.(b)  The Texas Workforce Commission's authority to administer and oversee the program administered under this chapter is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act).  Notwithstanding any other law, that authority expires September 1, 2027, unless continued in existence as provided by Chapter 325, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 48 (H.B. 2472), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (S.B. 619), Sec. 4.10, eff. June 10, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (S.B. 619), Sec. 6.03, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.002. Definitions

Sec. 122.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Central nonprofit agency" means an agency designated as a central nonprofit agency under contract under Section 122.019.(2)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(103), eff. April 2, 2015.(3)  "Community rehabilitation program" means a government or nonprofit private program operated under criteria established by the council and under which persons with severe disabilities produce products or perform services for compensation.(4)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 , Sec. 27(1), eff. September 1, 2015.(5)  "Disability" means a mental or physical impairment, including blindness, that impedes a person who is seeking, entering, or maintaining gainful employment.(6)  "Workforce commission" means the Texas Workforce Commission.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 132, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.465(a)(103), eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 27(1), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.0058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.0058. Application of Open Meetings Law, Open Records Law, and Administrative Procedure Law to Advisory Committee

Sec. 122.0058.  APPLICATION OF OPEN MEETINGS LAW, OPEN RECORDS LAW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE LAW TO ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  The advisory committee established under Section 122.0057 is subject to the requirements of the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code, the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code, and Chapter 2001, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.007. Fair Market Price; Purchasing Procedures

Sec. 122.007.  FAIR MARKET PRICE;  PURCHASING PROCEDURES.  (a)  The workforce commission shall determine the fair market price of all products and services manufactured or provided by persons with disabilities and offered for sale to the various agencies and departments of the state and its political subdivisions by a community rehabilitation program participating in the program administered under this chapter.  The workforce commission shall ensure that the products and services offered for sale offer the best value for the state or a political subdivision.  The comptroller shall provide the workforce commission with the information and resources necessary for the workforce commission to comply with this subsection.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 , Sec. 27(7), eff. September 1, 2015.(c)  The workforce commission shall revise the prices periodically to reflect changing market conditions.(d)  Before offering for sale products and services manufactured or provided by persons with disabilities to state agencies and political subdivisions, the workforce commission shall test the goods and services in accordance with Section 2155.069, Government Code, to the extent necessary to ensure quality.  The workforce commission may enter into a contract with a private or public entity to assist with testing.  The comptroller shall make awards under this section based on proposed goods and services meeting formal state specifications developed by the comptroller or meeting commercial specifications approved by the comptroller.(e)  Requisitions for products and services required by state agencies are processed by the comptroller according to rules established by the comptroller.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.419, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 27(7), eff. September 1, 2015.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (h).
TX Hum Res Code § 122.0076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.0076. Wage Requirements

Sec. 122.0076.  WAGE REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A community rehabilitation program may not participate in the program administered under this chapter unless each worker with a disability employed by the program is paid at least the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206), for any work relating to any products or services purchased from the community rehabilitation program through the program administered under this chapter.(b)  The workforce commission may exempt the community rehabilitation program from the requirements of this section with respect to a worker with a disability if the workforce commission determines, based on the worker's circumstances, that requiring the program to pay the worker at the federal minimum wage would result in the program not being able to retain the worker with a disability, the worker would not have success obtaining work with a different employer, and the worker, based on the worker's circumstances, would not be able to obtain employment at a higher wage than the program would be able to pay the worker notwithstanding the requirements of this section.(c)  To the extent of a conflict between this section and Chapter 62, Labor Code, this section controls.(d)  This section does not apply to a community rehabilitation program's eligibility to participate in the program administered under this chapter before the later of:(1)  September 1, 2022; or(2)  the date an extension granted under Section 122.0075(f) expires.(e)  This subsection and Subsection (d) expire September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 753), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.008. Procurement at Determined Price

Sec. 122.008.  PROCUREMENT AT DETERMINED PRICE.  A suitable product or service that meets applicable specifications established by the state or its political subdivisions and that is available within the time specified must be procured from a community rehabilitation program at the price determined by the workforce commission to be the fair market price under Section 122.007.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.009. Records

Sec. 122.009.  RECORDS.   The records of the workforce commission and of a central nonprofit agency shall, to the extent that the records pertain specifically to state purchases of the products and services of persons with disabilities, be made available upon request to the inspection of representatives of the state auditor, the governor's budget office, or the Legislative Budget Board.  The inspection of the records shall be conducted with due regard to the privacy rights of persons with disabilities.  A document that is available for inspection under this subsection is an open record for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.420, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.0095 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.0095. Agency Compliance; Nonprogram Purchasing Report

Sec. 122.0095.  AGENCY COMPLIANCE;  NONPROGRAM PURCHASING REPORT.  (a)  Each state agency that purchases products or services through a program under this chapter shall:(1)  designate an agency employee to ensure that the agency complies with this chapter; and(2)  report to the comptroller and the workforce commission the purchase of products or services available from a central nonprofit agency or community rehabilitation program under this chapter, but purchased from another business that is not a central nonprofit agency or community rehabilitation program under this chapter.(b)  A report under this section may be based on a sampling of purchases by the agency in an audit conducted after the purchases.(c)  Information in the report under this section shall be included with the exception reports provided under Section 122.016.(d)  The comptroller shall post the reports required by Subsection (a)(2) on the comptroller's website.(e)  The workforce commission shall review and analyze the information contained in the reports under this section and Sections 122.012 and 122.016.  The comptroller shall assist the workforce commission in reviewing and analyzing the reports in order to improve state agency compliance with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1304, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 132, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.421, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2015.|