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Manual Overview

The VR Standards for Providers:

  • helps ensure TWC customers receive quality services to assist them in achieving a successful outcome to their vocational rehabilitation or independent living goals;
  • helps to ensure taxpayer funds are spent wisely and each purchase paid for with public funds represents full value to the taxpayer;
  • provides published standards for maintaining compliance; and
  • provides criteria in order to meet TWC performance expectations for each purchase.

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Vocational Rehabilitation Standards for Providers Manual

The latest update to this manual is reflected in the chapters below. Any printed versions may not contain the latest policy changes.

Please see Standards for Providers Revision Log for information on this chapter.

Please see Standards for Providers Revision Log for information on this chapter.

This is the full Vocational Rehabilitation Standards for Providers Manual document.  It may take some time to download.  Refer to individual chapters located under chapter headings on this webpage to download chapters individually.

Vocational Rehabilitation Standards for Providers Manual - Full Document

Stevens Amendment

These activities are financed under the TWC Federal Vocational Rehabilitation grant. For the Federal fiscal year 2023 (October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023), TWC anticipates expending $243,212,287 in Federal Vocational Rehabilitation funds. Funds appropriated by the State pay a minimum of 21.3% of the total costs ($65,824,926) under the Vocational Rehabilitation program. (Revised May 2023)

For purposes of the Supported Employment program, the Vocational Rehabilitation agency receives 94.7 percent of its funding through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. For the 2023 Federal fiscal year, the total amount of grant funds awarded are $1,482,250. The remaining 5.3 percent ($82,347) are funded by Texas State Appropriations. (Revised May 2023)

For purposes of the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals who are Blind program, the Vocational Rehabilitation agency receives 90 percent of its funding through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. For the 2022 Federal fiscal year, the total amount of grant funds awarded are $2,202,209. The remaining 10 percent ($244,690) are funded by Texas State Appropriations. (Revised May 2023)