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Legislative UpdateFEDERAL
" The Supreme Court upheld a
Social Security Administration
regulation that the government
may deny disability benefits to
people applying for disability
payments if their impairments
are non-severe, even if they
cannot perform their past jobs.
Justice Lewis Powell, writing for
the court, said the federal Social
Security law is not violated when
benefits are denied to someone
found to be less than severely
disabled.
Charles D. Wolston, senior
counselor in the Wichita Falls Field
Office, retired May 31 after 19 years
of service with TRC.
Margaret Wilson, ADP records
control clerk in the Houston Field
Office Central, retired May 31 after
1I years with the Commission.
Dorcas Green, administrative
technician in the Amarillo Field
Office, left the Commission May 22
to further her education. Green
began her career with TRC in 1969.
Retiring as a rehabilitation
technician in the Amarillo Field
Office, Oleta Ray left the
Commission May 31 after 21 years of
service.
Thelma E. Jordan, stenographer in
the Austin Field Office North, retired
April 28 with 16 years of service
with TRC.
Don C. Buck, counselor in the
Austin Field Office South, left April
30 after 14 years with the
Commission.
Vernon M. Garrison, senior
counselor in the Houston Field
Office North, retired May 31 after
more than 15 years with the
Commission
Andrew Harris, counselor in the
Fort Worth Field Office North, died
May 19 at age 33 in Abilene. Harris
had served in this Fort Worth office
until he became ill last fall.
Bob Ward, retired supervisor of
Initial Unit 10 in DDD, died May 28
at age 52. Ward had retired in
March after 13 years of service.
2 TRC News & Views
June 1987STATE
Following are some of the bills and
resolutions passed in the regular
session of the 70th Legislature which
have significance for TRC, its
employees and its clients. Those
which have been signed by the
Governor are designated with an
asterisk:
House
House Bill 2252:
"Tax shelters" employee
contributions to the Teacher
Retirement System and the
Michael Mayfield has replaced
Occie Wadsworth, who recently
retired as counselor in the Lubbock
Field Office. Mayfield holds a master
of science degree in management
and human relations from Abilene
Christian University.
Andrew "Ron" Sicotte has
replaced Mario Martinez as
counselor in the San Angelo Field
Office. Sicotte has a master's degree
in rehabilitation from the University
of Arizona.
Rueben Taniguchi, counselor in
the Fort Worth West Field Office,
assumed ERS program manager
duties effective June 1.
Jessie Johnson, stenographer in
the Waco Field Office, has been
appointed to the newly-formed
rehabilitation technician slot in the
Waco-Texas State Technical Institute
Field Office.
The position of operations director
for Initial Directorate 02 in DDD,
opened by the retirement of Mike
Bartlett, has been filled by Connie
Miller, who has served as MHMR
liaison director for the past year.
Roy W. Howard, facility specialist
at the Central Office, retired May 31
after 15 years with the Commission.
Kenneth W. Koenig, ERS program
manager in the Fort Worth West
Field Office, retired May 31 after 15
years of service with TRC.
After 15 years with the
Commission, Dorothy Innerarity,
administrative technician in the
North Austin Field Office, retired
May 31.Employee's Retirement System
with the employer making the
contribution. Will mean more
employee take-home pay.*
House Bill 156:
Changes the current law to read
that a physician's statement is
not required for a disabled
parking permit if a person is an
amputee or must use a
wheelchair.
House Bill 503:
Requires state agencies to
contact members of the
Legislature before distributing
publications to them.
House Bill 1154:
Strengthens the current support
program to assist mentally or
developmentally disabled
persons and their families which
provides, among other things,
special equipment,
transportation, medical services
and attendant care.
House Concurrent Resolution 36:
Develops a committee to study
the organization and structure of
state agencies with the
possibility of merging agencies
with similar functions for
efficiency and cost effectiveness.
House Concurrent Resolution 165:
Sets up a special interim
committee to study whether the
state's health and human
services programs are meeting
the needs of Texans with
disabilities with maximum use of
available funds.*
Senate
Senate Bill 1150:
Strengthens court protection for
abused elderly or disabled
persons.
Senate Bill 1249:
Requires a symbol to be
attached to vehicles driven by
hearing impaired persons to
identify them as non-hearing in
case of emergency.*
Senate Concurrent Resolution 58:
Directs certain agencies to
develop by January 2, 1989, a
written plan and interagency
agreement for a continuum of
services to children with
disabilities.*-
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