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. 2. N. ii. I. The Provision of Extended Services for a Period Not to Exceed 4 Years; and
Current Narrative:
The West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) continues to strongly promote and support training and support services for youth with disabilities, especially those with the most significant disabilities. DRS uses its fiscal and case management systems to continuously monitor resources (especially reserved funds to be used with youth with the most significant disabilities) being used for Extended Supported Employment Services (e.g., job coaching for supported employment).
DRS does not use Title VI–b funds for administrative costs in the provision of SE services. When Title VI–B funds ($300,000 total, with a minimum of $150,000 set aside for youth with disabilities under the age of 24) are exhausted, DRS defrays supported employment program service costs with Title I funds for individuals who require the services or who qualify and have not yet been served under the supported employment program. If Title VI-B funds set aside for youth are not exhausted, they may be used for the provision of extended services for youth under the age of 24. Please see the next section for additional information regarding extended services for youth.