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
- b. Request for Waiver of Statewideness
When requesting a waiver of the statewideness requirement, the designated State unit must identify the types of services to be provided by the program on a non-statewide basis. The waiver request must also include written assurances that:
- b. Request for Waiver of Statewideness
b. 1. A local public agency will provide the non-Federal share of costs associated with the services to be provided in accordance with the waiver request;
Current Narrative:
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is requesting approval for a waiver of statewideness in accordance with 34 CFR Section 361.26 for the following Third Party Cooperative Arrangements:
LRS has fourteen (14) Third Party Cooperative Arrangements (TPCA’s) established with the following school districts and charter schools: Bossier, DeSoto, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Livingston, Natchitoches, Sci Academy, Livingston Collegiate, GW Carver, Collegiate Baton Rouge, New Harmony, Educators for Quality Alternatives, and Rosenwald Collegiate. Transition Specialists are funded through these arrangements to provide the required Pre-Employment Services to students with disabilities within their school or school district.