Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- a. Input of State Rehabilitation Council
All agencies, except for those that are independent consumer-controlled commissions, must describe the following:
- a. Input of State Rehabilitation Council
a. 2. The designated State unit's response to the Council’s input and recommendations; and
Current Narrative:
ARS informs the SRC of state level initiatives affecting VR operations. At the December 2018 meeting, ARS presented changes to the field program policy and procedures manual for SRC input and approval.
At the March 2019 meeting, the ARS Commissioner briefed the SRC about the state-level reorganization effort known as the Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019 that would place ARS within the Division of Workforce Services, the WIOA partner within Arkansas for Titles I and III programs. The SRC expressed approval of the proposed reorganization, which was signed into law on April 11, 2019.
The SRC received updates regarding progress on the CSNA conducted by the University of Arkansas. The completed survey was presented to the SRC at the June 2019 meeting. One particular finding in the CSNA indicated the Arkansas Career Training Institute (ACTI) should be transformed from a residential program to a new delivery model. This finding was consistent with results from the most recent ACTI monitoring report, and the SRC agreed changes were necessary.
At its quarterly meeting on December 19, 2019, the SRC reviewed the proposed 2020-2023 VR State Plan and expressed approval without comment.