Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for State Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by sections 101(a) and 606 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA.
e. 4. Sections 101(a)(22) and 606(b)(4) of the Rehabilitation Act require the VR agency to describe efforts to identify and arrange, including entering into cooperative agreements, with other State agencies and other appropriate entities in order to provide supported employment services. The description must include extended services, as applicable, to individuals with the most significant disabilities, including the provision of extended services to youth with the most significant disabilities in accordance with 34 C.F.R. § 363.4(a) and 34 C.F.R. § 361.5(c)(19)(v).
Current Narrative:
The provision of SE services including extended services is addressed in the MOU and the SE provider contract.
The MOU is a cooperative agreement to foster coordination between partners, which includes ARS, DSB, and Arkansas Department of Human Services – Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, Division of Adult, Aging, and Behavioral Health Services, and the Division of Medical Services to ensure competitive integrated employment is the preferred option for individuals with significant disabilities, who are eligible for more than one publicly-funded program administered by the parties.
The SE Provider contract outlines effective dates, program operational standards, referral requirement, vendor responsibilities, reporting requirements, monitoring and evaluation, and service definitions.