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Tex. Gov't Code § 2054.456

ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES BY STATE EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES

Known as the Information Resources Management Act

The act spans §§ 2054.001 to 2054.713 (233 sections).

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 750 (H.B. 2819), Sec. 1, eff

(a) Each state agency shall, in developing, procuring, maintaining, or using electronic and information resources, ensure that state employees with disabilities have access to and the use of those resources comparable to the access and use available to state employees without disabilities, unless compliance with this section imposes a significant difficulty or expense on the agency under Section 2054.460. Subject to Section 2054.460, the agency shall take reasonable steps to ensure that an employee with a disability has reasonable access to perform the employee's duties.

(b) This section does not require a state agency to install specific accessibility-related software or attach an assistive technology device at a workstation of a state employee.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.