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:
- 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. a. The number of personnel who are employed by the State agency in the provision of VR services in relation to the number of individuals served, broken down by personnel category;
Current Narrative:
In FY2015, MVR received 13,687 new applications, developed 9,225 Individualized Plans for Employment (IPEs), placed 5,063 clients into successful employment outcomes and had 5,328 cases closed after eligibility but before services were received.
The VRCs, district supervisory positions and clerical staff are directly involved in providing services for individuals with disabilities (14 supervisors and assistant supervisors have a partial caseload). The number of individuals who had an open file with MVR as of September 30, 2015 was 14,077. The average number of cases per VRC is approximately 98 per counselor. MVR’s management team reviews each vacancy to determine if the position should be filled, relocated or reclassified to a counselor position (if the position was a different one) based upon factors such as current need and expected population growth. The goal for MVR is to continually evaluate caseload sizes, office work load and staffing to maximize efficiency.
(i & ii) MVR is made up of the following sections: Disability Determination, Independent Living and Vocational Rehabilitation (VR). There are approximately 660 full–time employees in all three sections. This report will focus on the VR section. As of September 30, 2015, the breakdown of the MVR Client Services Section needed for service delivery is as follows:
144 Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors 8 Assistant Supervisors
24 District Supervisors (one also serves as regional manager, 14 have a partial caseload)
63 Clerical Support Staff Positions
Administrative Staff:
1 Assistant Commissioner
5 Coordinators (three are shared with all sections of MVR)
1 Field Operations Manager
6 Regional Managers
11 Program Directors (two are shared with all sections of MVR)
1 Human Resource Manager (shared with all sections of MVR)
5 Assistant Directors (three are shared with more than one section of MVR)
3 Supervisors (shared with all sections of MVR)
1 Human Resource/Payroll Benefit Specialist
5 Quality Assurance Specialists
2 Accounting Analysts
1 Executive Assistant
3 Administrative Assistants (two are shared with more than one section of MVR)
1 Procurement Specialist (shared with all sections of MVR)
1 Program Specialist
1 Billing Specialist
1 General Services Specialist