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
- c. Cooperative Agreements with Agencies Not Carrying Out Activities Under the Statewide Workforce Development System
Describe interagency cooperation with and utilization of the services and facilities of agencies and programs that are not carrying out activities through the statewide workforce development system with respect to:
- c. Cooperative Agreements with Agencies Not Carrying Out Activities Under the Statewide Workforce Development System
c. 4. Non-educational agencies serving out-of-school youth; and
Current Narrative:
WIOA promotes that vocational rehabilitation agencies reach groups and entities that provide services to young people, including young people with disabilities, and makes direct reference to programs such as Job Corps. For this purpose, the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration (ARV) developed public policy to establish the referral process for the Job Corps Program.
This is a free education and vocational training program administered by the federal Department of Labor, which provides services to at-risk youth between the ages of 16 and 24, with the purpose of preparing them for employment. This is a process that facilitates the exchange of referrals, orientations between programs, and the provision of services for those young people who are eligible to ARV.
- PRVRA will refer to Job Corps out-of-school youth who might benefit from their services (including training), and Job Corps will also refer individuals to PRVRA.
- PRVRA will send to JC reports about eligibility determination on those referrals.
- JC may provide information/training to VRA staff regarding services available at JC and any other topic identified or beneficial to both parties.
PRVRA and JC will provide services island wide, according to their resources.