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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. 2. P. iii. The Vr Program's Performance on the Performance Accountability Indicators Under Section 116 of WIOA.
Current Narrative:
At the time of this writing, data collection and submission under the new performance accountability indicators had only been required for the first quarter of the program year; therefore, insufficient information was available to accurately assess performance. Once a full year of data is available on the new measures, MVR will review the information to determine its performance under section 116 of WIOA. The most recent complete year of available data was FY 2016, in which MVR utilized standards and indicators as the measure of performance.
MVR met all federal standards and performance indicators.
Standard 1: EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR 1.1: The number of individuals exiting the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program who achieved an employment outcome during the current performance period compared to the number of individuals who exit the VR program after achieving an employment outcome during the previous performance period.
Required standard: Equal to or greater than previous year
FY 2015: 5,063 FY 2016: 5,170 Difference: +107
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR 1.2: Of all individuals who exit the VR program after receiving services, the percentage that are determined to have achieved an employment outcome.
Required Standard: 55.8% FY 2016: 60.1%
*PERFORMANCE INDICATOR 1.3: Of all individuals determined to have achieved an employment outcome, the percentage who exits the VR program in competitive or self-employment with earnings equivalent to at least the minimum wage.
Required Standard: 72.6% FY 2016: 98.6%
*PERFORMANCE INDICATOR 1.4: Of all individuals who exit the VR program in competitive or self-employment with earnings equivalent to at least the minimum wage, the percentage who are individuals with significant disabilities.
Required Standard: 62.4% FY 2016: 96.5%
*PERFORMANCE INDICATOR 1.5: The average hourly earnings of all individuals who exit the VR program in competitive or self-employment with earnings levels equivalent to at least the minimum wage as a ratio to the state’s average hourly earnings for all individuals in the state who are employed (as derived from the Bureau of Labor Statistics report, “State Average Annual Pay,” for the most recent available year).
Required Standard: .52 FY 2016: .52
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR 1.6: Of all individuals who exit the VR program in competitive or self-employment with earnings equivalent to at least the minimum wage, the difference between the percentages who reported their own income as the largest single source of economic support at exit and the percentage that reported their own income as the largest single source of support at application.
Required Standard: 53% FY 2016: 65%
Standard 2: EQUAL ACCESS TO SERVICES
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR 2.1: The service rate for all individuals with disabilities from minority backgrounds as a ratio to the service rate for all non-minority individuals with disabilities.
Required Standard: .80 FY 2016: .93