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
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
Describe the designated State agency's procedures and activities to establish and maintain a comprehensive system of personnel development designed to ensure an adequate supply of qualified State rehabilitation professional and paraprofessional personnel for the designated State unit, including the following:
- 1. System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- A. Qualified Personnel Needs
Describe the development and maintenance of a system for collecting and analyzing on an annual basis data on qualified personnel needs with respect to:
- A. Qualified Personnel Needs
- 1. System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
i. 1. A. iii. Projections of the number of personnel, broken down by personnel category, who will be needed by the State agency to provide VR services in 5 years based on projections of the number of individuals to be served, including individuals with significant disabilities, the number of personnel expected to retire or leave the field, and other relevant factors.
Current Narrative:
Based on the 2019 American Community Survey results, 887,896 Missourians have reported that they have some type of disability. The rate of disability is 14.7 percent, which has remained stable from 2015 – 2019. Individuals within this population could be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services in the next five years. MVR estimates that a yearly average of 28,000 individuals will be served in the coming years, including individuals with the most significant disabilities. MVR anticipates approximately 20 VRCs per year will be needed to fill the vacancies from retirements, resignations, or terminations. The total number of VRCs needed for the next five years is approximately 100. MVR estimates that 10 assistant supervisors, 10 district supervisors, 40 clerical support staff and 25 administrative staff may be needed over the next five years to fill vacancies due to turnover and retirements.
Several new positions are being created to handle additional need in the following areas:
1 Assistant Director of Mental Health Training
1 Assistant Director of Rehabilitation Technology
1 Assistant Director of Management and Vendor Services
1 Director of Training and Staff Development