Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 806 - PURCHASES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES › Subchapter C - CENTRAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES › Section 806.31 - Contracting with Central Nonprofit Agencies

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Agency may select and contract with
				  one or more CNAs and shall contract through a request for proposals for a
				  period not to exceed five years to perform, at a minimum, the duties set forth
				  in Texas Human Resources Code §
										122.019(a) and
				  (b).
(b) The management fee rate charged by a CNA
				  for its services to a CRP and its method of calculation must be approved by the
				  Commission. The maximum management fee rate must be reviewed on an annual
				  basis.
(c) A percentage of the
				  management fee described in subsection (b) of this section shall be paid to the
				  Agency. The percentage shall be set by the Commission in the amount necessary
				  to reimburse the general revenue fund for direct and reasonable costs incurred
				  by the Comptroller and the Agency in administering the Comptroller's and the
				  Agency's duties under this chapter, including any costs associated with
				  providing support to the advisory committee.
(d) In accordance with Texas Human Resources
				  Code §
										122.019(c),
				  the Agency shall annually review services by and the performance of a CNA and
				  the revenue required to accomplish the program. The purpose of the review shall
				  be to determine whether a CNA has complied with statutory requirements,
				  contract requirements, and performance standards set forth in § 806.32 of
				  this title (relating to performance standards for a CNA).
(e) Following the review of a CNA as required
				  by Texas Human Resources Code §
										122.019(d),
				  the Agency may approve the performance of the CNA and the continuation of the
				  contract through its termination date.
(f) For the effective administration of this
				  chapter, the CNA will provide to the Agency, no later than 60 days after the
				  end of each federal fiscal quarter, the following information regarding CRPs
				  that have contracted with the CNA:
(1) For
				  CRPs:
(A) a collective executive summary of
				  the CRPs annual state use program evaluations;
(B) the number of individuals with
				  disabilities, according to their type of disability, who are employed in CRPs
				  participating in the programs established by this chapter or who are employed
				  by businesses or workshops that receive supportive employment from
				  CRPs;
(C) the amount of annual
				  wages paid to each employee participating in the program in a format determined
				  by the Agency;
(D) a summary of the
				  sale of products offered by the CRPs;
(E) a list of products and/or services
				  offered by a CRP;
(F) the
				  geographic distribution of CRPs;
(G) the number of individuals without
				  disabilities who are employed in CRPs under this chapter; and
(H) the average and range of weekly earnings
				  for individuals with disabilities and individuals without disabilities who are
				  employed in CRPs under this chapter; and