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
- l. State Goals and Priorities
The designated State unit must:
- l. State Goals and Priorities
l. 3. C. Other available information on the operation and effectiveness of the VR program, including any reports received from the State Rehabilitation Council and findings and recommendations from monitoring activities conducted under section 107.
Current Narrative:
No recommendations from SRC to DVR in their most recent Annual Report.
During DVR's 2017 RSA monitoring, two program areas were identified as needing improvement - time to eligibility and time to IPE development. These had also been identified by DVR prior to the monitoring and steps had begun to be taken to demonstrate improvement. These included:
- Targeted and ongoing staff training on strategies to determine eligibility within 60 days
- Targeted and ongoing staff training on strategies to develop an initial IPE within 90 days
- Quarterly reporting by region to assess progress
- Training for supervisors and managers on supporting VR counselors to meet both standards.
- Regular discussion and data sharing with the State Rehabilitation Council regarding these two areas of need.