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
- k. Annual Estimates
Describe:
- k. Annual Estimates
k. 4. The cost of services for the number of individuals estimated to be eligible for services. If under an order of selection, identify the cost of services for each priority category.
Current Narrative:
As described in section 2A, it is estimated that the FFY 2020 cost of Title I, Part B and Title VI, Part B services for the projected 13,928 individuals who will be eligible for services under an IPE will be approximately $25,250,000 and that the service cost for each priority category within the Order of Selection for the individuals served will be:
• Priority Category 1 - $17,675,000 (Includes Title VI, Part B)
• Priority Category 2 - $7,575,000
Total $25,250,000
Note: Estimated cost for services is based on the total available funding approved by the State’s Department of Finance and Administration for our Delegated Purchase Authority.
For FFY 2021, it is estimated that the cost of Title I, Part B and Title VI, Part B services for the projected 12,160 individuals who will be eligible for services under an IPE will be approximately $25,986,000 and that the service cost for each priority category within the Order of Selection for the individuals served will be:
• Priority Category 1 - $18,190,441 (Includes Title VI, Part B)
• Priority Category 2 - $7,795,903
Total $25,986,344
Note: Estimated cost for services is based on the total available funding approved by the State’s Department of Finance and Administration for our Delegated Purchase Authority.
As mentioned in section 2C, the Division will monitor expenditures for case services and administrative costs to determine if enough resources are available to schedule releases of Priority Category 3 and 4 cases for services or to open Priority Category 3 cases for a full range of services. Therefore, continuation of the Order of Selection mandated by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, to determine which eligible individuals will be served under an IPE is still warranted due to limited resources. At this time, we do not anticipate having the resources to provide services to eligible individuals in priority categories 3 and 4.