Located in:
- 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:
- O. State's StrategiesDescribe the required strategies and how the agency will use these strategies to achieve its goals and priorities, support innovation and expansion activities, and overcome any barriers to accessing the VR and the Supported Employment programs (See sections 101(a)(15)(D) and (18)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act and section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)):
- O. State's Strategies
- 2. Information on the Formal Interagency Agreement with the State Educational Agency with Respect To:
- d. Coordination with Education Officials
d. 2. O. vi. Strategies to Improve the Performance of the State with Respect to the Performance Accountability Measures Under Section 116 of WIOA.
Current Narrative:
The partner’s workgroup will continue to meet on a semi–monthly basis to ensure the implementation of WIOA progresses smoothly. Representatives from each of the core partners have agreed on a universal intake strategy A common intake form and process is being designed to make the customer’s initial entry more assessable into the workforce system and promote the "one system" message across agencies. VR consumers will be made welcome "at any door" and will have access to basic information on obtaining services from each of the core partners.
An inter agency video is also being created to provide a system–wide orientation to the activities of the workforce system promoting "employment" is the joint goal. Sensitivity training will be included in the training for all core partners.ac