(1) The department shall:
Adopt rules governing personnel standards, the protection of records and confidentialinformation, the manner and form of filing applications, eligibility, the investigation and determination of eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services, procedures for fair hearings, and other rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of this article;
Certify, in accordance with rules, disbursements of funds available for carrying outthe purposes of this article;
(b.5) Accept and expend money from governmental and nongovernmental entities to carry out the division's authorized powers and duties; and
Accept and use gifts, grants, or donations made unconditionally, by will or otherwise,for carrying out the purposes of this article. The department may accept and expend gifts, grants, or donations made under conditions that the executive director determines are proper and consistent with this article and shall hold, invest, reinvest, and use the gifts, grants, or donations in accordance with the conditions.
Source: L. 2015: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 15-239), ch. 160, p. 479, § 2, effective July 1, 2016. L. 2016: (1)(a) amended and (1)(b.5) added, (SB 16-182), ch. 255, p. 1049, § 3, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 26-8-104 as it existed prior to 2016.