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- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan* must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by WIOA:
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* Sec. 102(b)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- d. Coordination with Education Officials
- 2. Information on the Formal Interagency Agreement with the State Educational Agency with Respect To:
- I. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development(Formerly known as Attachment 4.10)). Describe the designated State agency's procedures and activities to establish and maintain a comprehensive system of personnel development designed to ensure an adequate supply of qualified State rehabilitation professional and paraprofessional personnel for the designated State unit, including the following:
- i. Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- I. Qualified Personnel Needs.Describe the development and maintenance of a system for collecting and analyzing on an annual basis data on qualified personnel needs with respect to:
- I. Qualified Personnel Needs.
- i. Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- I. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- 2. Information on the Formal Interagency Agreement with the State Educational Agency with Respect To:
- d. Coordination with Education Officials
d. 2. I. i. I. c. Projections of the number of personnel, broken down by personnel category, who will be needed by the State agency to provide VR services in 5 years based on projections of the number of individuals to be served, including individuals with significant disabilities, the number of personnel expected to retire or leave the field, and other relevant factors.
Current Narrative:
The following table depicts the (i) the number of qualified personnel for the provision of VR services in relation to the number of individuals served, broken down by personnel category; (ii) the number of current vacancies broken down by personnel category; and, (iii) the projections for the number of personnel that will be needed based on the numbers served, staff who are expected to retire or leave the field and other relevant factors.
| Position Number | Job Title | (i) Current Positions | (ii) Current Vacancies | (iii) Projected Vacancies Over the Next 5yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Field Service Director | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Rehabilitation Unit Manager | 40 | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | Certified Rehabilitation Counselor | 212 | 58 | 26 |
| 4 | Rehabilitation Counselor Non–CRC | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Rehabilitation Case Work Associate | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Business Relations Specialist | 41 | 14 | 3 |
| 7 | Business Relations Supervisors | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Counselor Assistant | 120 | 30 | 16 |
| 9 | Office Assistant | 42 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Field Service Assistant | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | AWT Services Director | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | AWT Engineer | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | AWT Occupational Therapist | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | AWT Technologist | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | AWT Technician | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Veterans Support Team | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 537 | 128 | 69 |
The projected requirements to meet the staffing needs for the next five years includes 100 additional Counselors, 50 Counselor Assistants and ten Rehabilitation Unit Managers. The entire staff works cohesively to provide the services to GVRA clients. In the table below, there is a historical look of those served over the past three fiscal years as well as the projected numbers that will be served through FY2020.
| FY | Total Served | Applications | Plans | SuccessfulClosures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 41,551 | 15,895 | 8,959 | 5,028 |
| 2013 | 36,343 | 10,767 | 2,999 | 4,177 |
| 2014 | 26,570 | 7,383 | 4,197 | 1,694 |
| 2015 | 30,356 | 10,824 | 6,205 | 2,666 |
| 2016 | 34,000 | 15,000 | 7,500 | 4,644 |
| 2017 | 39,000 | 17,500 | 8,750 | 5,500 |
| 2018 | 42,000 | 20,000 | 10,000 | 6,250 |
| 2019 | 46,000 | 22,500 | 11,250 | 7,000 |
| 2020 | 50,000 | 25,000 | 12,500 | 8,000 |
Based on the trend analysis and the steady growth that is projected, in FY2020 GVRA will be serving 25% more clients than this year. A review of these projections has led to and justifies the plan for the additional 100 staff listed above.