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. 5. State use contracting programs.
Current Narrative:
There are currently 3 non-profit agencies certified on the Set-Aside Services list, providing services to the State such as janitorial, marketing, document destruction, records management, food services, and landscaping. To qualify, seventy-five percent of the non-profit’s employees performing the work of the contract must be individuals with severe disabilities, and a minimum of twenty percent of those employees are individuals with developmental disabilities. The set aside program is managed by the State Purchasing Office and DVR is not directly involved. Some of the qualifying non-profit agencies provide purchased services to DVR clients, however employment under these contracts is not be considered competitive integrated employment by DVR.