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. ii. The number of personnel currently needed by the State agency to provide VR services, broken down by personnel category; and
Current Narrative:
To be fully staffed, DVR requires the following personnel:
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors: 117.5
- Orientation & Mobility/Vision Rehabilitation Therapists: 11.5
- Assistive Technology Specialists: 2
- Rehabilitation Technicians: 11
- Business Outreach Specialists: 9
- Administrative Assistants: 34
- Program Assistants: 10
- District and Regional Supervisors/Managers: 23
- Business Enterprise Program Professionals: 5
- Central Office Managerial and Infrastructure Staff: 37