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Plan: Arkansas PYs 2020-2023
Combined Plan C

Section: Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Combined or General)

Narrative: o. 6.

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  • 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:

    __________

    [13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA

    • o. State's Strategies

      Describe the required strategies and how the agency will use these strategies to achieve its goals and priorities, support innovation and expansion activities, and overcome any barriers to accessing the VR and the Supported Employment programs (See sections 101(a)(15)(D) and (18)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act and section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)):

o. 6. Strategies to improve the performance of the State with respect to the performance accountability measures under section 116 of WIOA

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2018-2019

Current Narrative:

The Quality Assurance (QA) team ensures statewide consistency in state and federal vocational rehabilitation compliance issues by providing information to support the delivery of comprehensive services in order to prepare individuals with disabilities to enter and to remain in the workforce. The QA team monitors and reviews the field program for policy compliance by randomly selecting cases from specific categories for on-site review. Throughout the year, the QA team provides case management training during new counselor orientation training, and financial resources training. 

ARS addresses performance accountability measures in Goal 1: ARS will meet performance accountability measures as outlined in WIOA.

Priority – ARS will monitor established performance accountability measures.

Strategies – ARS will:

  • Utilize all available data to monitor performance outcomes. 
  • ARS Field staff will receive ongoing performance accountability measurement training.

 

Priority – ARS will strengthen data verification procedures.

Strategies – ARS will:

  • (The QA team will) monitor and review randomly selected cases from specific categories for on-site review. 
  • Train personnel on acceptable data verification criteria and acceptable documentation.
  • Collaborate with DSB to establish consistent documentation practices for data verification.