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| | ## State Plan for th                                             |  |
| | e State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program and State Pla |  |
| | n Supplement for the State Supported Employment Services Program |  |
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| | ### State Plan for Fiscal Year 2010                              |  |
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| | ### Section 1: State Certifications                              |  |
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|   1.1   The (enter the name of designated state agency or designated  |
|         state unit below)\...                                         |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|         \... is authorized to submit this State Plan under Title I of |
|         the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended ^\[^[[]{#id0101    |
|         .anchor}^1^](#ftn.id0101)^\]^ and its supplement under Title  |
|         VI, Part B, of the Rehabilitation Act ^\[^[[]{#id0102         |
|         .anchor}^2^](#ftn.id0102)^\]^.                                |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|  1.2   As a condition for the receipt of federal funds under Title I, |
|         Part B, of the Rehabilitation Act for the provision of        |
|                                                                       |
|        vocational rehabilitation services, the\... (enter the name of |
|         the designated state agency below ) ^\[^[[]{#id0103           |
|         .anchor}^3^](#ftn.id0103)^\]^                                 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|         \... agrees to operate and administer the State Vocational    |
|         Rehabilitation Services Program in accordance with the        |
|         provisions of this State Plan ^\[^[[]{#id0104                 |
|                                                                       |
|        .anchor}^4^](#ftn.id0104)^\]^, the Rehabilitation Act, and all |
|         applicable regulations ^\[^[[]{#id0105                        |
|         .anchor}^5^](#ftn.id0105)^\]^, policies and procedures        |
|         established by the secretary. Funds made available under      |
|         Section 111 of the Rehabilitation Act are used solely for the |
|         provision of vocational rehabilitation services under Title I |
|         of the Rehabilitation Act and the administration of the State |
|         Plan for the vocational rehabilitation services program.      |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
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|   1.3   As a condition for the receipt of federal funds under         |
|         Title VI, Part B, of the Rehabilitation Act for supported     |
|         employment services, the designated state agency agrees to    |
|         operate and administer the State Supported Employment         |
|         Services Program in accordance with the provisions of the     |
|         supplement to this State Plan ^\[^[[]{#id0106                 |
|         .anchor}^6^](#ftn.id0106)^\]^, the Rehabilitation Act and     |
|         all applicable regulations ^\[^[[]{#id0107                    |
|         .anchor}^7^](#ftn.id0107)^\]^, policies and procedures        |
|         established by the secretary. Funds made available under      |
|         Title VI, Part B, are used solely for the provision of        |
|         supported employment services and the administration of       |
|         the supplement to the Title I State Plan.                     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   1.4   The designated state agency and/or the designated state       |
|         unit has the authority under state law to perform the         |
|         functions of the state regarding this State Plan and its      |
|         supplement.                                                   |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   1.5   The state legally may carry out each provision of the         |
|         State Plan and its supplement.                                |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   1.6   All provisions of the State Plan and its supplement are       |
|         consistent with state law.                                    |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   1.7   The (enter title of state officer below)                      |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|         \... has the authority under state law to receive, hold       |
|         and disburse federal funds made available under this State    |
|         Plan and its supplement.                                      |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   1.8   The (enter title of state officer below)\...                  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|         \... has the authority to submit this State Plan for          |
|         vocational rehabilitation services and the State Plan         |
|         supplement for supported employment services.                 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   1.9   The agency that submits this State Plan and its supplement    |
|         has adopted or otherwise formally approved the plan and       |
|         its supplement.                                               |
|                                                                       |
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|       Signed?        \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_                             |
|                                                                       |
|       Name of        \_\_\_\_\_\                                      |
| _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|       Signatory                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|       Title of       \_\_\_\_\_\                                      |
| _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|       Signatory                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|       Date Signed    \_\_\_\_\_\                                      |
| _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|       (mm/dd/yyyy)                                                    |
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| | #### Section 1 Footnotes                                         |  |
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|   \[[[]{#ftn.id01                                                     |
| 01       Public Law 93 112, as amended by Public Laws 93 516, 95 602, |
|   .anchor}1]                                                          |
| (#id0101)\]   98 221, 99 506, 100-630, 102-569, 103-073, and 105-220. |
|                                                                       |
|   \[[[]{#ftn.i                                                        |
| d0102       Unless otherwise stated, \"Rehabilitation Act\" means the |
|   .anchor}2](#id0102)\]   Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.     |
|                                                                       |
|   \[[[]{#ftn.id010                                                    |
| 3       All references in this plan to \"designated state agency\" or |
|   .anchor}3](#i                                                       |
| d0103)\]   to \"the state agency\" relate to the agency identified in |
|                           this paragraph.                             |
|                                                                       |
|   \[[[]{#ftn                                                          |
| .id0104       No funds under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act may be |
|   .anchor}4](#                                                        |
| id0104)\]   awarded without an approved State Plan in accordance with |
|                                                                       |
|         Section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR part 361. |
|                                                                       |
|   \[[[]{#ftn                                                          |
| .id0105       Applicable regulations include the Education Department |
|   .anchor}5](#id010                                                   |
| 5)\]   General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, |
|                                                                       |
|            76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85 and 86 and the State Vocational |
|                                                                       |
|            Rehabilitation Services Program regulations in 34 CFR Part |
|                           361.                                        |
|                                                                       |
|   \[[[]{#ftn.id0106                                                   |
|        No funds under Title VI, Part B, of the Rehabilitation Act may |
|   .anchor}6](#id010                                                   |
| 6)\]   be awarded without an approved supplement to the Title I State |
|                                                                       |
|          Plan in accordance with Section 625(a) of the Rehabilitation |
|                           Act.                                        |
|                                                                       |
|   \[[[]{#ftn.id0107                                                   |
|        Applicable regulations include the EDGAR citations in footnote |
|   .anchor}7](#id0107)\]   5, 34 CFR Part 361, and 34 CFR Part 363.    |
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| | ###                                                              |  |
| |  Section 2: Public Comment on State Plan Policies and Procedures |  |
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|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   2.1   Public participation requirements. (Section 101(a)(16)(A) of  |
|         the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.10(d), .20(a), (b), (d);   |
|         and 363.11(g)(9))                                             |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
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|       \(a\)   Conduct of public meetings.\                            |
|                                                                       |
|             The designated state agency, prior to the adoption of any |
|                                                                       |
|            substantive policies or procedures governing the provision |
|                                                                       |
|            of vocational rehabilitation services under the State Plan |
|                                                                       |
|             and supported employment services under the supplement to |
|               the State Plan, including making any substantive        |
|                                                                       |
|            amendments to the policies and procedures, conducts public |
|               meetings throughout the state to provide the public,    |
|                                                                       |
|            including individuals with disabilities, an opportunity to |
|               comment on the policies or procedures.                  |
|                                                                       |
|       \(b\)   Notice requirements.\                                   |
|               The designated state agency, prior to conducting the    |
|               public meetings, provides appropriate and sufficient    |
|                                                                       |
|             notice throughout the state of the meetings in accordance |
|               with state law governing public meetings or, in the     |
|                                                                       |
|            absence of state law governing public meetings, procedures |
|               developed by the state agency in consultation with the  |
|                                                                       |
|            State Rehabilitation Council, if the agency has a council. |
|                                                                       |
|       \(c\)   Special consultation requirements.\                     |
|               The state agency actively consults with the director of |
|               the Client Assistance Program, the State Rehabilitation |
|                                                                       |
|             Council, if the agency has a council and, as appropriate, |
|               Indian tribes, tribal organizations and native Hawaiian |
|                                                                       |
|            organizations on its policies and procedures governing the |
|                                                                       |
|             provision of vocational rehabilitation services under the |
|               State Plan and supported employment services under the  |
|               supplement to the State Plan.                           |
|   -                                                                   |
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| |                                                                  |  |
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| | ### Section 3: Submission of the State Plan and its Supplement   |  |
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|                                                                       |
|  3.1   Submission and revisions of the State Plan and its supplement. |
|         (Sections 101(a)(1), (23) and 625(a)(1) of the Rehabilitation |
|         Act; Section 501 of the Workforce Investment Act; 34 CFR      |
|         76.140; 361.10(e), (f), and (g); and 363.10)                  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
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| |   | \ | The state submits to the commissioner of the             |  |
| |   | ( | Rehabilitation Services Administration the State Plan    |  |
| |   | a | and its supplement on the same date that the state       |  |
| |   | \ | submits either a State Plan under Section 112 of the     |  |
| |   | ) | Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or a state unified plan |  |
| |   |   | under Section 501 of that Rehabilitation Act.            |  |
| +---+---+----------------------------------------------------------+  |
| |   | \ | The state submits only those policies, procedures or     |  |
| |   | ( | descriptions required under this State Plan and its      |  |
| |   | b | supplement that have not been previously submitted to    |  |
| |   | \ | and approved by the commissioner.                        |  |
| |   | ) |                                                          |  |
| +---+---+----------------------------------------------------------+  |
| |   | \ | The state submits to the commissioner, at such time and  |  |
| |   | ( | in such manner as the commissioner determines to be      |  |
| |   | c | appropriate, reports containing annual updates of the    |  |
| |   | \ | information relating to the:                             |  |
| |   | ) |                                                          |  |
| |   |   | -   comprehensive system of personnel development;       |  |
| |   |   |                                                          |  |
| |   |   | -   assessments, estimates, goals and priorities, and    |  |
| |   |   |     reports of progress;                                 |  |
| |   |   |                                                          |  |
| |   |   | -   innovation and expansion activities; and             |  |
| |   |   |                                                          |  |
| |   |   | -   other updates of information required under Title I, |  |
| |   |   |     Part B, or Title VI, Part B, of the Rehabilitation   |  |
| |   |   |     Act that are requested by the commissioner.          |  |
| +---+---+----------------------------------------------------------+  |
| |   | \ | The State Plan and its supplement are in effect subject  |  |
| |   | ( | to the submission of modifications the state determines  |  |
| |   | d | to be necessary or the commissioner requires based on a  |  |
| |   | \ | change in state policy, a change in federal law,         |  |
| |   | ) | including regulations, an interpretation of the          |  |
| |   |   | Rehabilitation Act by a federal court or the highest     |  |
| |   |   | court of the state, or a finding by the commissioner of  |  |
| |   |   | state noncompliance with the requirements of the         |  |
| |   |   | Rehabilitation Act, 34 CFR 361 or 34 CFR 363.            |  |
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
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|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   3.2   Supported Employment State Plan supplement. (Sections         |
|                                                                       |
|        101(a)(22) and 625(a) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.34 |
|         and 363.10)                                                   |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
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|   -                                                                   |
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|                                                                       |
|     \(a\)   The state has an acceptable plan for carrying out Part B, |
|               of Title VI of the Rehabilitation Act that provides for |
|                                                                       |
|             the use of funds under that part to supplement funds made |
|                                                                       |
|              available under Part B, of Title I of the Rehabilitation |
|               Act for the cost of services leading to supported       |
|               employment.                                             |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|     \(b\)   The Supported Employment State Plan, including any needed |
|               annual revisions, is submitted as a supplement to the   |
|               State Plan.                                             |
|   -                                                                   |
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| |                                                                  |  |
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| | ### Section 4: Administration of the State Plan                  |  |
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|   4.1   Designated state agency and designated state unit. (Section   |
|                                                                       |
|        101(a)(2) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.13(a) and (b)) |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
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|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(a\)   Designated state agency.                                |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|          \(1\)   There is a state agency designated as the sole state |
|                                                                       |
|               agency to administer the State Plan or to supervise its |
|                                                                       |
|                administration in a political subdivision of the state |
|                   by a sole local agency.                             |
|                                                                       |
|           \(2\)   The designated state agency is:                     |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|               \(A\)   a state agency that is primarily concerned with |
|                                                                       |
|                     vocational rehabilitation or vocational and other |
|                                                                       |
|                   rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities; or |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|           \(B\)   a state agency that is not primarily concerned with |
|                                                                       |
|                     vocational rehabilitation or vocational and other |
|                                                                       |
|                   rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities and |
|                       includes a vocational rehabilitation unit as    |
|                       provided in paragraph (b) of this section.      |
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
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|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|         \(3\)   In American Samoa, the designated state agency is the |
|                   governor.                                           |
|                                                                       |
|   --                                                                  |
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
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|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(b\)   Designated state unit.                                  |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|           \(1\)   If the designated state agency is not primarily     |
|                                                                       |
|                concerned with vocational rehabilitation or vocational |
|                   and other rehabilitation of individuals with        |
|                   disabilities, in accordance with subparagraph       |
|                                                                       |
|               4.1(a)(2)(B) of this section, the state agency includes |
|                                                                       |
|                  a vocational rehabilitation bureau, division or unit |
|                   that:                                               |
|                                                                       |
|   --                                                                  |
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|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|               \(A\)   is primarily concerned with vocational          |
|                       rehabilitation or vocational and other          |
|                                                                       |
|                   rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities and |
|                       is responsible for the administration of the    |
|                                                                       |
|                  designated state agency\'s vocational rehabilitation |
|                       program under the State Plan;                   |
|                                                                       |
|               \(B\)   has a full-time director;                       |
|                                                                       |
|               \(C\)   has a staff, at least 90 percent of whom are    |
|                                                                       |
|                  employed full-time on the rehabilitation work of the |
|                       organizational unit; and                        |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|              \(D\)   is located at an organizational level and has an |
|                                                                       |
|                     organizational status within the designated state |
|                       agency comparable to that of other major        |
|                                                                       |
|                  organizational units of the designated state agency. |
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|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- -------------------------------- ---------------------- |
|           \(2\)   The name of the designated state                    |
|                   vocational rehabilitation unit                      |
|                   is                                                  |
|                                                                       |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- -------------------------------- ---------------------- |
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|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   4.2   State independent commission or State Rehabilitation Council. |
|                                                                       |
|        (Sections 101(a)(21) and 105 of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR |
|         361.16 and .17)                                               |
|                                                                       |
|         The State Plan must contain one of the following assurances.  |
|                                                                       |
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|   -                                                                   |
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|       \(a\)   The designated state agency is an independent state     |
|               commission that:                                        |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
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|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|           \(1\)   is responsible under state law for operating or     |
|                   overseeing the operation of the vocational          |
|                                                                       |
|                  rehabilitation program in the state and is primarily |
|                   concerned with the vocational rehabilitation or     |
|                                                                       |
|               vocational and other rehabilitation of individuals with |
|                   disabilities in accordance with subparagraph        |
|                   4.1(a)(2)(A) of this section.                       |
|                                                                       |
|           \(2\)   is consumer controlled by persons who:              |
|   --                                                                  |
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|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|           \(A\)   are individuals with physical or mental impairments |
|                                                                       |
|                   that substantially limit major life activities; and |
|                                                                       |
|               \(B\)   represent individuals with a broad range of     |
|                                                                       |
|                  disabilities, unless the designated state unit under |
|                                                                       |
|                   the direction of the commission is the state agency |
|                       for individuals who are blind;                  |
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
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|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|           \(3\)   includes family members, advocates or other         |
|                                                                       |
|               representatives of individuals with mental impairments; |
|                   and                                                 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|       \(4\)   undertakes the functions set forth in Section 105(c)(4) |
|                   of the Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR 361.17(h)(4).  |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   ---- -------------------------------------------------------------  |
|        or                                                             |
|                                                                       |
|   ---- -------------------------------------------------------------  |
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|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|      \(b\)   The state has established a State Rehabilitation Council |
|               that meets the criteria set forth in Section 105 of the |
|                                                                       |
|            Rehabilitation Act, 34 CFR 361.17 and the designated state |
|               unit:                                                   |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|       \(1\)   jointly with the State Rehabilitation Council develops, |
|                   agrees to and reviews annually state goals and      |
|                   priorities and jointly submits to the commissioner  |
|                   annual reports of progress in accordance with the   |
|                                                                       |
|                provisions of Section 101(a)(15) of the Rehabilitation |
|                                                                       |
|                  Act, 34 CFR 361.29 and subsection 4.11 of this State |
|                   Plan;                                               |
|                                                                       |
|           \(2\)   regularly consults with the State Rehabilitation    |
|                                                                       |
|                 Council regarding the development, implementation and |
|                                                                       |
|                  revision of state policies and procedures of general |
|                                                                       |
|               applicability pertaining to the provision of vocational |
|                   rehabilitation services;                            |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|         \(3\)   includes in the State Plan and in any revision to the |
|                   State Plan a summary of input provided by the State |
|                                                                       |
|                Rehabilitation Council, including recommendations from |
|                                                                       |
|                 the annual report of the council described in Section |
|                   105(c)(5) of the Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR      |
|                   361.17(h)(5), the review and analysis of consumer   |
|                   satisfaction described in Section 105(c)(4) of the  |
|                                                                       |
|                 Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR 361.17(h)(4), and other |
|                                                                       |
|               reports prepared by the council and the response of the |
|                                                                       |
|               designated state unit to the input and recommendations, |
|                   including explanations for rejecting any input or   |
|                   recommendation; and                                 |
|                                                                       |
|           \(4\)   transmits to the council:                           |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|             \(A\)   all plans, reports and other information required |
|                       under 34 CFR 361 to be submitted to the         |
|                       commissioner;                                   |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|             \(B\)   all policies and information on all practices and |
|                                                                       |
|                    procedures of general applicability provided to or |
|                                                                       |
|                      used by rehabilitation personnel in carrying out |
|                       this State Plan and its supplement; and         |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|          \(C\)   copies of due process hearing decisions issued under |
|                       34 CFR 361.57, which are transmitted in such a  |
|                       manner as to ensure that the identity of the    |
|                                                                       |
|                    participants in the hearings is kept confidential. |
|   ---                                                                 |
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|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(c\)   If the designated state unit has a State Rehabilitation |
|                                                                       |
|            Council, Attachment 4.2(c) provides a summary of the input |
|               provided by the council consistent with the provisions  |
|               identified in subparagraph (b)(3) of this section; the  |
|               response of the designated state unit to the input and  |
|               recommendations; and, explanations for the rejection of |
|               any input or any recommendation.                        |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
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|                                                                       |
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|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   4.3   Consultations regarding the administration of the State Plan. |
|         (Section 101(a)(16)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR      |
|         361.21)                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|         The designated state agency takes into account, in connection |
|         with matters of general policy arising in the administration  |
|         of the plan and its supplement, the views of:                 |
|                                                                       |
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|                                                                       |
|      \(a\)   individuals and groups of individuals who are recipients |
|                                                                       |
|             of vocational rehabilitation services or, as appropriate, |
|               the individuals\' representatives;                      |
|                                                                       |
|       \(b\)   personnel working in programs that provide vocational   |
|                                                                       |
|             rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities; |
|                                                                       |
|       \(c\)   providers of vocational rehabilitation services to      |
|               individuals with disabilities;                          |
|                                                                       |
|       \(d\)   the director of the Client Assistance Program; and      |
|                                                                       |
|       \(e\)   the State Rehabilitation Council, if the state has a    |
|               council.                                                |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
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|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   4.4   Nonfederal share. (Sections 7(14) and 101(a)(3) of the        |
|         Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 80.24 and 361.60)                  |
|                                                                       |
|         The nonfederal share of the cost of carrying out this State   |
|         Plan is 21.3 percent and is provided through the financial    |
|         participation by the state or, if the state elects, by the    |
|         state and local agencies.                                     |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
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|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   4.5   Local administration. (Sections 7(24) and 101(a)(2)(A) of the |
|         Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.5(b)(47) and .15)              |
|                                                                       |
|         The State Plan provides for the administration of the plan by |
|         a local agency.                                               |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|         If \"Yes\", the designated state agency:                      |
|                                                                       |
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|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|    \(a\)   ensures that each local agency is under the supervision of |
|                                                                       |
|              the designated state unit with the sole local agency, as |
|               that term is defined in Section 7(24) of the            |
|               Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR 361.5(b)(47), responsible |
|               for the administration of the vocational rehabilitation |
|                                                                       |
|              program within the political subdivision that it serves; |
|               and                                                     |
|                                                                       |
|       \(b\)   develops methods that each local agency will use to     |
|               administer the vocational rehabilitation program in     |
|               accordance with the State Plan.                         |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
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|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   4.6   Shared funding and administration of joint programs. (Section |
|         101(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.27)    |
|                                                                       |
|         The State Plan provides for the state agency to share funding |
|                                                                       |
|        and administrative responsibility with another state agency or |
|         local public agency to carry out a joint program to provide   |
|         services to individuals with disabilities.                    |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|         If \"Yes\", the designated state agency submits to the        |
|         commissioner for approval a plan that describes its shared    |
|                                                                       |
|        funding and administrative arrangement. The plan must include: |
|                                                                       |
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| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(a\)   a description of the nature and scope of the joint      |
|               program;                                                |
|                                                                       |
|       \(b\)   the services to be provided under the joint program;    |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|      \(c\)   the respective roles of each participating agency in the |
|               administration and provision of services; and           |
|                                                                       |
|       \(d\)   the share of the costs to be assumed by each agency.    |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
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|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|  4.7   Statewideness and waivers of statewideness. (Section 101(a)(4) |
|         of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.25, .26, and            |
|         .60(b)(3)(i) and (ii))                                        |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(a\)   Services provided under the State Plan are available in |
|               all political subdivisions of the state.                |
|                                                                       |
|       \(b\)   The state unit may provide services in one or more      |
|                                                                       |
|            political subdivisions of the state that increase services |
|               or expand the scope of services that are available      |
|               statewide under this State Plan if the:                 |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|         \(1\)   nonfederal share of the cost of these services is met |
|                                                                       |
|               from funds provided by a local public agency, including |
|                                                                       |
|               funds contributed to a local public agency by a private |
|                   agency, organization or individual;                 |
|                                                                       |
|           \(2\)   services are likely to promote the vocational       |
|                   rehabilitation of substantially larger numbers of   |
|                                                                       |
|                  individuals with disabilities or of individuals with |
|                                                                       |
|                disabilities with particular types of impairments; and |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|         \(3\)   state, for purposes other than the establishment of a |
|                                                                       |
|               community rehabilitation program or the construction of |
|                   a particular facility for community rehabilitation  |
|                                                                       |
|                  program purposes, requests in Attachment 4.7(b)(3) a |
|                                                                       |
|                 waiver of the statewideness requirement in accordance |
|                   with the following requirements:                    |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|               \(A\)   identification of the types of services to be   |
|                       provided;                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|           \(B\)   written assurance from the local public agency that |
|                       it will make available to the state unit the    |
|                       nonfederal share of funds;                      |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|            \(C\)   written assurance that state unit approval will be |
|                                                                       |
|                   obtained for each proposed service before it is put |
|                       into effect; and                                |
|                                                                       |
|               \(D\)   written assurance that all other State Plan     |
|                       requirements, including a state\'s order of     |
|                                                                       |
|                  selection, will apply to all services approved under |
|                       the waiver.                                     |
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
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|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|     \(c\)   Contributions, consistent with the requirements of 34 CFR |
|                                                                       |
|              361.60(b)(3)(ii), by private entities of earmarked funds |
|               for particular geographic areas within the state may be |
|               used as part of the nonfederal share without the state  |
|               requesting a waiver of the statewideness requirement    |
|                                                                       |
|             provided that the state notifies the commissioner that it |
|                                                                       |
|            cannot provide the full nonfederal share without using the |
|               earmarked funds.                                        |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
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|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   4.8   Cooperation, collaboration and coordination. (Sections        |
|         101(a)(11), (24)(B), and 625(b)(4) and (5) of the             |
|         Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.22, .23, .24, and .31, and     |
|         363.11(e))                                                    |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|     \(a\)   Cooperative agreements with other components of statewide |
|               work force investment system.                           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|              The designated state agency or the designated state unit |
|               has cooperative agreements with other entities that are |
|                                                                       |
|              components of the statewide work force investment system |
|                                                                       |
|            and replicates those agreements at the local level between |
|                                                                       |
|             individual offices of the designated state unit and local |
|                                                                       |
|            entities carrying out the One-Stop service delivery system |
|               or other activities through the statewide work force    |
|               investment system.                                      |
|                                                                       |
|       \(b\)   Cooperation and coordination with other agencies and    |
|               entities.                                               |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|              Attachment 4.8(b) (1)-(4) describes the designated state |
|               agency\'s:                                              |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|       \(1\)   cooperation with and use of the services and facilities |
|                                                                       |
|               of the federal, state, and local agencies and programs, |
|                                                                       |
|                  including programs carried out by the undersecretary |
|                                                                       |
|                 for Rural Development of the United States Department |
|                                                                       |
|                 of Agriculture and state use contracting programs, to |
|                   the extent that those agencies and programs are not |
|                   carrying out activities through the statewide work  |
|                   force investment system;                            |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|          \(2\)   coordination, in accordance with the requirements of |
|                   paragraph 4.8(c) of this section, with education    |
|                                                                       |
|               officials to facilitate the transition of students with |
|                                                                       |
|                 disabilities from school to the receipt of vocational |
|                   rehabilitation services;                            |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|          \(3\)   establishment of cooperative agreements with private |
|                                                                       |
|                nonprofit vocational rehabilitation service providers, |
|                   in accordance with the requirements of paragraph    |
|                   5.10(b) of the State Plan; and,                     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|          \(4\)   efforts to identify and make arrangements, including |
|                                                                       |
|                entering into cooperative agreements, with other state |
|                                                                       |
|                agencies and entities with respect to the provision of |
|                   supported employment and extended services for      |
|                                                                       |
|                individuals with the most significant disabilities, in |
|                                                                       |
|                 accordance with the requirements of subsection 6.5 of |
|                   the supplement to this State Plan.                  |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(c\)   Coordination with education officials.                  |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|        \(1\)   Attachment 4.8(b)(2) describes the plans, policies and |
|                   procedures for coordination between the designated  |
|                                                                       |
|                  state agency and education officials responsible for |
|                                                                       |
|               the public education of students with disabilities that |
|                   are designed to facilitate the transition of the    |
|                                                                       |
|               students who are individuals with disabilities from the |
|                   receipt of educational services in school to the    |
|                                                                       |
|               receipt of vocational rehabilitation services under the |
|                   responsibility of the designated state agency.      |
|                                                                       |
|           \(2\)   The State Plan description must:                    |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|               \(A\)   provide for the development and approval of an  |
|                                                                       |
|                      individualized plan for employment in accordance |
|                                                                       |
|                    with 34 CFR 361.45 as early as possible during the |
|                       transition planning process but, at the latest, |
|                                                                       |
|                     before each student determined to be eligible for |
|                                                                       |
|                  vocational rehabilitation services leaves the school |
|                                                                       |
|                  setting or if the designated state unit is operating |
|                       on an order of selection before each eligible   |
|                                                                       |
|                  student able to be served under the order leaves the |
|                       school setting; and                             |
|                                                                       |
|               \(B\)   include information on a formal interagency     |
|                                                                       |
|                  agreement with the state educational agency that, at |
|                       a minimum, provides for:                        |
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
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|   --- -                                                               |
| -- --- --- --------- ------------------------------------------------ |
|                                                                       |
|             \(i\)     consultation and technical assistance to assist |
|                             educational agencies in planning for the  |
|                                                                       |
|                         transition of students with disabilities from |
|                                                                       |
|                            school to postschool activities, including |
|                             vocational rehabilitation services;       |
|                                                                       |
|                   \(ii\)    transition planning by personnel of the   |
|                                                                       |
|                           designated state agency and the educational |
|                                                                       |
|                            agency for students with disabilities that |
|                                                                       |
|                         facilitates the development and completion of |
|                                                                       |
|                         their individualized education programs under |
|                             Section 614(d) of the Individuals with    |
|                             Disabilities Education Act;               |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|             \(iii\)   roles and responsibilities, including financial |
|                                                                       |
|                           responsibilities, of each agency, including |
|                                                                       |
|                        provisions for determining state lead agencies |
|                             and qualified personnel responsible for   |
|                             transition services; and                  |
|                                                                       |
|                   \(iv\)    procedures for outreach to students with  |
|                                                                       |
|                          disabilities as early as possible during the |
|                                                                       |
|                        transition planning process and identification |
|                             of students with disabilities who need    |
|                             transition services.                      |
|   --- -                                                               |
| -- --- --- --------- ------------------------------------------------ |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|    \(d\)   Coordination with statewide independent living council and |
|               independent living centers.                             |
|                                                                       |
|               The designated state unit, the Statewide Independent    |
|               Living Council established under Section 705 of the     |
|               Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR 364, and the independent  |
|               living centers described in Part C of Title VII of the  |
|                                                                       |
|              Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR 366 have developed working |
|               relationships and coordinate their activities.          |
|                                                                       |
|       \(e\)   Cooperative agreement with recipients of grants for     |
|               services to American Indians.                           |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|         \(1\)   There is in the state a recipient(s) of a grant under |
|                   Part C of Title I of the Rehabilitation Act for the |
|                   provision of vocational rehabilitation services for |
|                                                                       |
|                American Indians who are individuals with disabilities |
|                   residing on or near federal and state reservations. |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|           \(2\)   If \"Yes\", the designated state agency has entered |
|                   into a formal cooperative agreement that meets the  |
|                                                                       |
|               following requirements with each grant recipient in the |
|                                                                       |
|                  state that receives funds under Part C of Title I of |
|                   the Rehabilitation Act:                             |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|           \(A\)   strategies for interagency referral and information |
|                       sharing that will assist in eligibility         |
|                                                                       |
|                  determinations and the development of individualized |
|                       plans for employment;                           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|             \(B\)   procedures for ensuring that American Indians who |
|                                                                       |
|                      are individuals with disabilities and are living |
|                       near a reservation or tribal service area are   |
|                                                                       |
|                      provided vocational rehabilitation services; and |
|                                                                       |
|               \(C\)   provisions for sharing resources in cooperative |
|                                                                       |
|                   studies and assessments, joint training activities, |
|                       and other collaborative activities designed to  |
|                       improve the provision of services to American   |
|                       Indians who are individuals with disabilities.  |
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
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|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   4.9   Methods of administration. (Section 101(a)(6) of the          |
|         Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.12, .19 and .51(a) and (b))    |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(a\)   In general.                                             |
|                                                                       |
|               The state agency employs methods of administration,     |
|               including procedures to ensure accurate data collection |
|                                                                       |
|            and financial accountability, found by the commissioner to |
|                                                                       |
|              be necessary for the proper and efficient administration |
|               of the plan and for carrying out all the functions for  |
|                                                                       |
|              which the state is responsible under the plan and 34 CFR |
|               361.                                                    |
|                                                                       |
|       \(b\)   Employment of individuals with disabilities.            |
|                                                                       |
|               The designated state agency and entities carrying out   |
|                                                                       |
|            community rehabilitation programs in the state, who are in |
|               receipt of assistance under Part B, of Title I of the   |
|                                                                       |
|              Rehabilitation Act and this State Plan, take affirmative |
|               action to employ and advance in employment qualified    |
|               individuals with disabilities covered under and on the  |
|                                                                       |
|              same terms and conditions as set forth in Section 503 of |
|               the Rehabilitation Act.                                 |
|                                                                       |
|       \(c\)   Facilities.                                             |
|                                                                       |
|               Any facility used in connection with the delivery of    |
|               services assisted under this State Plan meets program   |
|                                                                       |
|            accessibility requirements consistent with the provisions, |
|               as applicable, of the Architectural Barriers            |
|               Rehabilitation Act of 1968, Section 504 of the          |
|                                                                       |
|            Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of |
|               1990 and the regulations implementing these laws.       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
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|                                                                       |
| ------ -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   4.10   Comprehensive system of personnel development. (Section      |
|          101(a)(7) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.18)          |
|                                                                       |
|          Attachment 4.10 describes 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. The description includes the following:          |
|                                                                       |
| ------ -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(a\)   Data system on personnel and personnel development.     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|            Development and maintenance of a system for collecting and |
|                                                                       |
|              analyzing on an annual basis data on qualified personnel |
|               needs and personnel development with respect to:        |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|           \(1\)   Qualified personnel needs.                          |
|                                                                       |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|               \(A\)   The number of personnel who are employed by the |
|                       state agency in the provision of vocational     |
|                                                                       |
|                  rehabilitation services in relation to the number of |
|                       individuals served, broken down by personnel    |
|                       category;                                       |
|                                                                       |
|               \(B\)   The number of personnel currently needed by the |
|                                                                       |
|                     state agency to provide vocational rehabilitation |
|                                                                       |
|                      services, broken down by personnel category; and |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|           \(C\)   Projections of the number of personnel, broken down |
|                                                                       |
|                      by personnel category, who will be needed by the |
|                                                                       |
|                     state agency to provide vocational rehabilitation |
|                       services in the state in five years based on    |
|                       projections of the number of individuals to be  |
|                       served, including individuals with significant  |
|                                                                       |
|                     disabilities, the number of personnel expected to |
|                       retire or leave the field, and other relevant   |
|                       factors.                                        |
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|           \(2\)   Personnel development.                              |
|                                                                       |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|             \(A\)   A list of the institutions of higher education in |
|                       the state that are preparing vocational         |
|                                                                       |
|                     rehabilitation professionals, by type of program; |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|              \(B\)   The number of students enrolled at each of those |
|                                                                       |
|                     institutions, broken down by type of program; and |
|                                                                       |
|               \(C\)   The number of students who graduated during the |
|                       prior year from each of those institutions with |
|                                                                       |
|                   certification or licensure, or with the credentials |
|                                                                       |
|                    for certification or licensure, broken down by the |
|                                                                       |
|                   personnel category for which they have received, or |
|                                                                       |
|                     have the credentials to receive, certification or |
|                       licensure.                                      |
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(b\)   Plan for recruitment, preparation and retention of      |
|               qualified personnel.                                    |
|                                                                       |
|               Development, updating on an annual basis, and           |
|               implementation of a plan to address the current and     |
|                                                                       |
|             projected needs for qualified personnel based on the data |
|                                                                       |
|             collection and analysis system described in paragraph (a) |
|                                                                       |
|             of this subsection and that provides for the coordination |
|                                                                       |
|              and facilitation of efforts between the designated state |
|                                                                       |
|            unit and institutions of higher education and professional |
|                                                                       |
|             associations to recruit, prepare and retain personnel who |
|               are qualified in accordance with paragraph (c) of this  |
|                                                                       |
|             subsection, including personnel from minority backgrounds |
|               and personnel who are individuals with disabilities.    |
|                                                                       |
|       \(c\)   Personnel standards.                                    |
|                                                                       |
|               Policies and procedures for the establishment and       |
|               maintenance of personnel standards to ensure that       |
|               designated state unit professional and paraprofessional |
|               personnel are appropriately and adequately prepared and |
|               trained, including:                                     |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|           \(1\)   standards that are consistent with any national- or |
|                                                                       |
|                state-approved or recognized certification, licensing, |
|                                                                       |
|               registration, or, in the absence of these requirements, |
|                   other comparable requirements (including state      |
|                                                                       |
|               personnel requirements) that apply to the profession or |
|                   discipline in which such personnel are providing    |
|                   vocational rehabilitation services.                 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|        \(2\)   To the extent that existing standards are not based on |
|                                                                       |
|                 the highest requirements in the state applicable to a |
|                   particular profession or discipline, the steps the  |
|                                                                       |
|               state is currently taking and the steps the state plans |
|                                                                       |
|                to take in accordance with the written plan to retrain |
|                                                                       |
|                 or hire personnel within the designated state unit to |
|                   meet standards that are based on the highest        |
|                                                                       |
|               requirements in the state, including measures to notify |
|                                                                       |
|                  designated state unit personnel, the institutions of |
|                                                                       |
|               higher education identified in subparagraph (a)(2), and |
|                                                                       |
|               other public agencies of these steps and the time lines |
|                   for taking each step.                               |
|                                                                       |
|           \(3\)   The written plan required by subparagraph (c)(2)    |
|                   describes the following:                            |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|            \(A\)   specific strategies for retraining, recruiting and |
|                       hiring personnel;                               |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|              \(B\)   the specific time period by which all state unit |
|                       personnel will meet the standards required by   |
|                       subparagraph (c)(1);                            |
|                                                                       |
|               \(C\)   procedures for evaluating the designated state  |
|                                                                       |
|                    unit\'s progress in hiring or retraining personnel |
|                                                                       |
|                     to meet applicable personnel standards within the |
|                       established time period; and                    |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|          \(D\)   the identification of initial minimum qualifications |
|                                                                       |
|                  that the designated state unit will require of newly |
|                                                                       |
|                      hired personnel when the state unit is unable to |
|                       hire new personnel who meet the established     |
|                                                                       |
|                  personnel standards and the identification of a plan |
|                                                                       |
|                  for training such individuals to meet the applicable |
|                                                                       |
|                  standards within the time period established for all |
|                       state unit personnel to meet the established    |
|                       personnel standards.                            |
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(d\)   Staff development.                                      |
|                                                                       |
|               Policies, procedures and activities to ensure that all  |
|               personnel employed by the designated state unit receive |
|                                                                       |
|            appropriate and adequate training. The narrative describes |
|               the following:                                          |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|           \(1\)   A system of staff development for professionals and |
|                   paraprofessionals within the designated state unit, |
|                   particularly with respect to assessment, vocational |
|                   counseling, job placement and rehabilitation        |
|                   technology.                                         |
|                                                                       |
|           \(2\)   Procedures for the acquisition and dissemination to |
|                   designated state unit professionals and             |
|                                                                       |
|                 paraprofessionals significant knowledge from research |
|                   and other sources.                                  |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(e\)   Personnel to address individual communication needs.    |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|            Availability of personnel within the designated state unit |
|               or obtaining the services of other individuals who are  |
|                                                                       |
|              able to communicate in the native language of applicants |
|                                                                       |
|             or eligible individuals who have limited English speaking |
|               ability or in appropriate modes of communication with   |
|               applicants or eligible individuals.                     |
|                                                                       |
|       \(f\)   Coordination of personnel development under the         |
|               Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.            |
|                                                                       |
|               Procedures and activities to coordinate the designated  |
|               state unit\'s comprehensive system of personnel         |
|               development with personnel development under the        |
|               Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.            |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
| ------- ------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   4.11.   Statewide assessment; annual estimates; annual state goals  |
|           and priorities; strategies; and progress reports. (Sections |
|           101(a)(15), 105(c)(2) and 625(b)(2) of the Rehabilitation   |
|           Act; 34 CFR 361.17(h)(2), .29, and 363.11(b))               |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| ------- ------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(a\)   Comprehensive statewide assessment.                     |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|           \(1\)   Attachment 4.11(a) documents the results of a       |
|                                                                       |
|                comprehensive, statewide assessment, jointly conducted |
|                                                                       |
|                every three years by the designated state unit and the |
|                                                                       |
|                 State Rehabilitation Council (if the state has such a |
|                   council). The assessment describes:                 |
|                                                                       |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|               \(A\)   the rehabilitation needs of individuals with    |
|                                                                       |
|                  disabilities residing within the state, particularly |
|                                                                       |
|                      the vocational rehabilitation services needs of: |
|                                                                       |
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --- -                                                               |
| -- --- --- --------- ------------------------------------------------ |
|                   \(i\)     individuals with the most significant     |
|                                                                       |
|                      disabilities, including their need for supported |
|                             employment services;                      |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|            \(ii\)    individuals with disabilities who are minorities |
|                                                                       |
|                       and individuals with disabilities who have been |
|                             unserved or underserved by the vocational |
|                                                                       |
|                         rehabilitation program carried out under this |
|                             State Plan; and                           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                \(iii\)   individuals with disabilities served through |
|                                                                       |
|                          other components of the statewide work force |
|                             investment system.                        |
|   --- -                                                               |
| -- --- --- --------- ------------------------------------------------ |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|           \(B\)   The need to establish, develop or improve community |
|                       rehabilitation programs within the state.       |
|                                                                       |
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|           \(2\)   For any year in which the state updates the         |
|                                                                       |
|                 assessments, the designated state unit submits to the |
|                                                                       |
|                commissioner a report containing information regarding |
|                   updates to the assessments.                         |
|                                                                       |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(b\)   Annual estimates.                                       |
|                                                                       |
|               Attachment 4.11(b) identifies on an annual basis state  |
|               estimates of the:                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|       \(1\)   number of individuals in the state who are eligible for |
|                   services under the plan;                            |
|                                                                       |
|           \(2\)   number of eligible individuals who will receive     |
|                                                                       |
|                 services provided with funds provided under Part B of |
|                                                                       |
|                 Title I of the Rehabilitation Act and under Part B of |
|                                                                       |
|                 Title VI of the Rehabilitation Act, including, if the |
|                                                                       |
|                 designated state agency uses an order of selection in |
|                                                                       |
|                  accordance with subparagraph 5.3(b)(2) of this State |
|                   Plan, estimates of the number of individuals to be  |
|                                                                       |
|                 served under each priority category within the order; |
|                   and                                                 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|       \(3\)   costs of the services described in subparagraph (b)(1), |
|                                                                       |
|               including, if the designated state agency uses an order |
|                   of selection, the service costs for each priority   |
|                   category within the order.                          |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(c\)   Goals and priorities.                                   |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|           \(1\)   Attachment 4.11(c)(1) identifies the goals and      |
|                                                                       |
|                 priorities of the state that are jointly developed or |
|                                                                       |
|               revised, as applicable, with and agreed to by the State |
|                                                                       |
|               Rehabilitation Council, if the agency has a council, in |
|                   carrying out the vocational rehabilitation and      |
|                   supported employment programs.                      |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|       \(2\)   The designated state agency submits to the commissioner |
|                                                                       |
|               a report containing information regarding any revisions |
|                   in the goals and priorities for any year the state  |
|                   revises the goals and priorities.                   |
|                                                                       |
|           \(3\)   Order of selection.                                 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                 If the state agency implements an order of selection, |
|                   consistent with subparagraph 5.3(b)(2) of the State |
|                   Plan, Attachment 4.11(c)(3):                        |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|          \(A\)   shows the order to be followed in selecting eligible |
|                                                                       |
|                  individuals to be provided vocational rehabilitation |
|                       services;                                       |
|                                                                       |
|               \(B\)   provides a justification for the order; and     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|             \(C\)   identifies the service and outcome goals, and the |
|                                                                       |
|                     time within which these goals may be achieved for |
|                                                                       |
|                      individuals in each priority category within the |
|                       order.                                          |
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|         \(4\)   Goals and plans for distribution of Title VI, Part B, |
|                   funds.                                              |
|                                                                       |
|                   Attachment 4.11(c)(4) specifies, consistent with    |
|                   subsection 6.4 of the State Plan supplement, the    |
|                   state\'s goals and priorities with respect to the   |
|                                                                       |
|               distribution of funds received under Section 622 of the |
|                   Rehabilitation Act for the provision of supported   |
|                   employment services.                                |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(d\)   Strategies.                                             |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|       \(1\)   Attachment 4.11(d) describes the strategies, including: |
|                                                                       |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|               \(A\)   the methods to be used to expand and improve    |
|                                                                       |
|                  services to individuals with disabilities, including |
|                                                                       |
|                    how a broad range of assistive technology services |
|                                                                       |
|                  and assistive technology devices will be provided to |
|                       those individuals at each stage of the          |
|                                                                       |
|                     rehabilitation process and how those services and |
|                       devices will be provided to individuals with    |
|                       disabilities on a statewide basis;              |
|                                                                       |
|               \(B\)   outreach procedures to identify and serve       |
|                                                                       |
|                     individuals with disabilities who are minorities, |
|                       including those with the most significant       |
|                                                                       |
|                     disabilities in accordance with subsection 6.6 of |
|                       the State Plan supplement, and individuals with |
|                                                                       |
|                    disabilities who have been unserved or underserved |
|                       by the vocational rehabilitation program;       |
|                                                                       |
|               \(C\)   as applicable, the plan of the state for        |
|                       establishing, developing or improving community |
|                       rehabilitation programs;                        |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|            \(D\)   strategies to improve the performance of the state |
|                       with respect to the evaluation standards and    |
|                       performance indicators established pursuant to  |
|                       Section 106 of the Rehabilitation Act; and      |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|              \(E\)   strategies for assisting other components of the |
|                                                                       |
|                   statewide work force investment system in assisting |
|                       individuals with disabilities.                  |
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|        \(2\)   Attachment 4.11 (d) describes how the designated state |
|                   agency uses these strategies to:                    |
|                                                                       |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|               \(A\)   address the needs identified in the assessment  |
|                                                                       |
|                     conducted under paragraph 4.11(a) and achieve the |
|                                                                       |
|                     goals and priorities identified in the State Plan |
|                       attachments under paragraph 4.11(c);            |
|                                                                       |
|               \(B\)   support the innovation and expansion activities |
|                                                                       |
|                  identified in subparagraph 4.12(a)(1) and (2) of the |
|                       plan; and                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|            \(C\)   overcome identified barriers relating to equitable |
|                       access to and participation of individuals with |
|                                                                       |
|                   disabilities in the State Vocational Rehabilitation |
|                       Services Program and State Supported Employment |
|                       Services Program.                               |
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(e\)   Evaluation and reports of progress.                     |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|        \(1\)   The designated state unit and the State Rehabilitation |
|                   Council, if the state unit has a council, jointly   |
|                   submits to the commissioner an annual report on the |
|                                                                       |
|                  results of an evaluation of the effectiveness of the |
|                                                                       |
|               vocational rehabilitation program and the progress made |
|                                                                       |
|                in improving the effectiveness of the program from the |
|                   previous year.                                      |
|                                                                       |
|           \(2\)   Attachment 4.11(e)(2):                              |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|             \(A\)   provides an evaluation of the extent to which the |
|                                                                       |
|                     goals identified in Attachment 4.11(c)(1) and, if |
|                                                                       |
|                      applicable, Attachment 4.11(c)(3) were achieved; |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|             \(B\)   identifies the strategies that contributed to the |
|                       achievement of the goals and priorities;        |
|                                                                       |
|               \(C\)   describes the factors that impeded their        |
|                                                                       |
|                    achievement, to the extent they were not achieved; |
|                                                                       |
|               \(D\)   assesses the performance of the state on the    |
|                                                                       |
|                      standards and indicators established pursuant to |
|                       Section 106 of the Rehabilitation Act; and      |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|           \(E\)   provides a report consistent with paragraph 4.12(c) |
|                                                                       |
|                  of the plan on how the funds reserved for innovation |
|                       and expansion activities were utilized in the   |
|                       preceding year.                                 |
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
| ------ -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   4.12   Innovation and expansion. (Section 101(a)(18) of the         |
|          Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.35)                           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| ------ -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|    \(a\)   The designated state agency reserves and uses a portion of |
|                                                                       |
|              the funds allotted to the state under Section 110 of the |
|               Rehabilitation Act for the:                             |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|       \(1\)   development and implementation of innovative approaches |
|                   to expand and improve the provision of vocational   |
|                   rehabilitation services to individuals with         |
|                   disabilities under this State Plan, particularly    |
|                   individuals with the most significant disabilities, |
|                   consistent with the findings of the statewide       |
|                                                                       |
|                 assessment identified in Attachment 4.11(a) and goals |
|                                                                       |
|                 and priorities of the state identified in Attachments |
|                                                                       |
|                 4.11(c)(1) and, if applicable, Attachment 4.11(c)(3); |
|                   and                                                 |
|                                                                       |
|           \(2\)   support of the funding for the State Rehabilitation |
|                                                                       |
|                  Council, if the state has such a council, consistent |
|                                                                       |
|               with the resource plan prepared under Section 105(d)(1) |
|                                                                       |
|               of the Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR 361.17(i), and the |
|                                                                       |
|                  funding of the Statewide Independent Living Council, |
|                   consistent with the resource plan prepared under    |
|                                                                       |
|                Section 705(e)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR |
|                   364.21(i).                                          |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(b\)   Attachment 4.11 (d) describes how the reserved funds    |
|               identified in subparagraph 4.12(a)(1) and (2) will be   |
|               utilized.                                               |
|                                                                       |
|       \(c\)   Attachment 4.11(e)(2) describes how the reserved funds  |
|               were utilized in the preceding year.                    |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
| ------ -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
| 4.13   Reports. (Section 101(a)(10) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR |
|          361.40)                                                      |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| ------ -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|     \(a\)   The designated state unit submits reports in the form and |
|               level of detail and at the time required by the         |
|               commissioner regarding applicants for and eligible      |
|               individuals receiving services under the State Plan.    |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|      \(b\)   Information submitted in the reports provides a complete |
|               count, unless sampling techniques are used, of the      |
|               applicants and eligible individuals in a manner that    |
|                                                                       |
|            permits the greatest possible cross-classification of data |
|                                                                       |
|              and protects the confidentiality of the identity of each |
|               individual.                                             |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
| | ### Section 5: Admin                                             |  |
| | istration of the Provision of Vocational Rehabilitation Services |  |
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   5.1   Information and referral services. (Sections 101(a)(5)(D) and |
|         (20) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.37)                |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|        The designated state agency has implemented an information and |
|         referral system that is adequate to ensure that individuals   |
|         with disabilities, including individuals who do not meet the  |
|                                                                       |
|        agency\"s order of selection criteria for receiving vocational |
|                                                                       |
|        rehabilitation services if the agency is operating on an order |
|         of selection, are provided accurate vocational rehabilitation |
|         information and guidance, including counseling and referral   |
|         for job placement, using appropriate modes of communication,  |
|         to assist such individuals in preparing for, securing,        |
|         retaining or regaining employment, and are referred to other  |
|         appropriate federal and state programs, including other       |
|         components of the statewide work force investment system in   |
|         the state.                                                    |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   5.2   Residency. (Section 101(a)(12) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34  |
|         CFR 361.42(c)(1))                                             |
|                                                                       |
|         The designated state unit imposes no duration of residence    |
|         requirement as part of determining an individual\"s           |
|         eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services or that    |
|         excludes from services under the plan any individual who is   |
|         present in the state.                                         |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   5.3   Ability to serve all eligible individuals; order of selection |
|         for services. (Sections 12(d) and 101(a)(5) of the            |
|         Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.36)                            |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(a\)   The designated state unit is able to provide the full   |
|               range of services listed in Section 103(a) of the       |
|                                                                       |
|              Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR 361.48, as appropriate, to |
|               all eligible individuals with disabilities in the state |
|               who apply for services.                                 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|       \(b\)   If No:                                                  |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|        \(1\)   Individuals with the most significant disabilities, in |
|                                                                       |
|                accordance with criteria established by the state, are |
|                                                                       |
|                 selected first for vocational rehabilitation services |
|                   before other individuals with disabilities.         |
|                                                                       |
|           \(2\)   Attachment 4.11(c)(3):                              |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|          \(A\)   shows the order to be followed in selecting eligible |
|                                                                       |
|                  individuals to be provided vocational rehabilitation |
|                       services;                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|          \(B\)   provides a justification for the order of selection; |
|                       and                                             |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|             \(C\)   identifies the state\"s service and outcome goals |
|                       and the time within which these goals may be    |
|                                                                       |
|                    achieved for individuals in each priority category |
|                       within the order.                               |
|   ---                                                                 |
|  --- --- ------- ---------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|           \(3\)   Eligible individuals who do not meet the order of   |
|                                                                       |
|               selection criteria have access to the services provided |
|                                                                       |
|                  through the designated state unit\"s information and |
|                                                                       |
|               referral system established under Section 101(a)(20) of |
|                                                                       |
|                 the Rehabilitation Act, 34 CFR 361.37, and subsection |
|                   5.1 of this State Plan.                             |
|                                                                       |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   5.4   Availability of comparable services and benefits. (Sections   |
|                                                                       |
|        101(a)(8) and 103(a) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.53) |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|    \(a\)   Prior to providing any vocational rehabilitation services, |
|                                                                       |
|              except those services identified in paragraph (b), to an |
|               eligible individual or to members of the individual\"s  |
|               family, the state unit determines whether comparable    |
|               services and benefits exist under any other program and |
|                                                                       |
|              whether those services and benefits are available to the |
|               individual.                                             |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|     \(b\)   The following services are exempt from a determination of |
|               the availability of comparable services and benefits:   |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|         \(1\)   assessment for determining eligibility and vocational |
|                                                                       |
|               rehabilitation needs by qualified personnel, including, |
|                                                                       |
|                 if appropriate, an assessment by personnel skilled in |
|                   rehabilitation technology;                          |
|                                                                       |
|           \(2\)   counseling and guidance, including information and  |
|                                                                       |
|                support services to assist an individual in exercising |
|                   informed choice consistent with the provisions of   |
|                   Section 102(d) of the Rehabilitation Act;           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|         \(3\)   referral and other services to secure needed services |
|                                                                       |
|                from other agencies, including other components of the |
|                   statewide work force investment system, through     |
|                                                                       |
|                  agreements developed under Section 101(a)(11) of the |
|                                                                       |
|                Rehabilitation Act, if such services are not available |
|                   under this State Plan;                              |
|                                                                       |
|           \(4\)   job-related services, including job search and      |
|                                                                       |
|               placement assistance, job retention services, follow-up |
|                   services, and follow-along services;                |
|                                                                       |
|           \(5\)   rehabilitation technology, including                |
|                   telecommunications, sensory and other technological |
|                   aids and devices; and                               |
|                                                                       |
|           \(6\)   post-employment services consisting of the services |
|                   listed under subparagraphs (1) through (5) of this  |
|                   paragraph.                                          |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|      \(c\)   The requirements of paragraph (a) of this section do not |
|               apply if the determination of the availability of       |
|                                                                       |
|              comparable services and benefits under any other program |
|               would interrupt or delay:                               |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|           \(1\)   progress of the individual toward achieving the     |
|                   employment outcome identified in the individualized |
|                   plan for employment;                                |
|                                                                       |
|           \(2\)   an immediate job placement; or                      |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|        \(3\)   provision of vocational rehabilitation services to any |
|                                                                       |
|                 individual who is determined to be at extreme medical |
|                   risk, based on medical evidence provided by an      |
|                   appropriate qualified medical professional.         |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
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|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(d\)   The governor in consultation with the designated state  |
|               vocational rehabilitation agency and other appropriate  |
|               agencies ensures that an interagency agreement or other |
|               mechanism for interagency coordination that meets the   |
|               requirements of Section 101(a)(8)(B)(i)-(iv) of the     |
|               Rehabilitation Act takes effect between the designated  |
|               state unit and any appropriate public entity, including |
|                                                                       |
|            the state Medicaid program, a public institution of higher |
|               education, and a component of the statewide work force  |
|               investment system to ensure the provision of the        |
|                                                                       |
|              vocational rehabilitation services identified in Section |
|                                                                       |
|             103(a) of the Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR 361.48, other |
|               than the services identified in paragraph (b) of this   |
|                                                                       |
|             section, that are included in the individualized plan for |
|               employment of an eligible individual, including the     |
|               provision of those vocational rehabilitation services   |
|                                                                       |
|              during the pendency of any dispute that may arise in the |
|               implementation of the interagency agreement or other    |
|               mechanism for interagency coordination.                 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   5.5   Individualized plan for employment. (Section 101(a)(9) of the |
|         Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.45 and .46)                    |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(a\)   An individualized plan for employment meeting the       |
|                                                                       |
|              requirements of Section 102(b) of the Rehabilitation Act |
|                                                                       |
|             and 34 CFR 361.45 and .46 is developed and implemented in |
|               a timely manner for each individual determined to be    |
|                                                                       |
|            eligible for vocational rehabilitation services, except if |
|               the state has implemented an order of selection, and is |
|                                                                       |
|             developed and implemented for each individual to whom the |
|               designated state unit is able to provide vocational     |
|               rehabilitation services.                                |
|                                                                       |
|       \(b\)   Services to an eligible individual are provided in      |
|                                                                       |
|             accordance with the provisions of the individualized plan |
|               for employment.                                         |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
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|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   5.6   Opportunity to make informed choices regarding the selection  |
|         of services and providers. (Sections 101(a)(19) and 102(d) of |
|         the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.52)                        |
|                                                                       |
|         Applicants and eligible individuals or, as appropriate, their |
|         representatives are provided information and support services |
|         to assist in exercising informed choice throughout the        |
|         rehabilitation process, consistent with the provisions of     |
|         Section 102(d) of the Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR 361.52.   |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
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|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   5.7   Services to American Indians. (Section 101(a)(13) of the      |
|         Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.30)                            |
|                                                                       |
|         The designated state unit provides vocational rehabilitation  |
|         services to American Indians who are individuals with         |
|         disabilities residing in the state to the same extent as the  |
|         designated state agency provides such services to other       |
|         significant populations of individuals with disabilities      |
|         residing in the state.                                        |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   5.8   Annual review of individuals in extended employment or other  |
|         employment under special certificate provisions of the fair   |
|         labor standards act of 1938. (Section 101(a)(14) of the       |
|         Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.55)                            |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(a\)   The designated state unit conducts an annual review and |
|               reevaluation of the status of each individual with a    |
|               disability served under this State Plan:                |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|           \(1\)   who has achieved an employment outcome in which the |
|                                                                       |
|                  individual is compensated in accordance with Section |
|                   14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C.    |
|                   214(c)); or                                         |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|       \(2\)   whose record of services is closed while the individual |
|                   is in extended employment on the basis that the     |
|                                                                       |
|                 individual is unable to achieve an employment outcome |
|                                                                       |
|               in an integrated setting or that the individual made an |
|                   informed choice to remain in extended employment.   |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(b\)   The designated state unit carries out the annual review |
|               and reevaluation for two years after the individual\"s  |
|                                                                       |
|             record of services is closed (and thereafter if requested |
|               by the individual or, if appropriate, the individual\"s |
|                                                                       |
|            representative) to determine the interests, priorities and |
|               needs of the individual with respect to competitive     |
|               employment or training for competitive employment.      |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|    \(c\)   The designated state unit makes maximum efforts, including |
|               the identification and provision of vocational          |
|               rehabilitation services, reasonable accommodations and  |
|               other necessary support services, to assist the         |
|               individuals described in paragraph (a) in engaging in   |
|               competitive employment.                                 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|      \(d\)   The individual with a disability or, if appropriate, the |
|                                                                       |
|            individual\"s representative has input into the review and |
|                                                                       |
|             reevaluation and, through signed acknowledgement, attests |
|               that the review and reevaluation have been conducted.   |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|  5.9   Use of Title I funds for construction of facilities. (Sections |
|         101(a)(17) and 103(b)(2)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR |
|         361.49(a)(1), .61 and .62(b))                                 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|        If the state elects to construct, under special circumstances, |
|         facilities for community rehabilitation programs, the         |
|         following requirements are met:                               |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(a\)   The federal share of the cost of construction for       |
|               facilities for a fiscal year does not exceed an amount  |
|               equal to 10 percent of the state\"s allotment under     |
|               Section 110 of the Rehabilitation Act for that fiscal   |
|               year.                                                   |
|                                                                       |
|       \(b\)   The provisions of Section 306 of the Rehabilitation Act |
|               that were in effect prior to the enactment of the       |
|               Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 apply to such     |
|               construction.                                           |
|                                                                       |
|       \(c\)   There is compliance with the requirements in 34 CFR     |
|               361.62(b) that ensure the use of the construction       |
|               authority will not reduce the efforts of the designated |
|                                                                       |
|             state agency in providing other vocational rehabilitation |
|               services other than the establishment of facilities for |
|               community rehabilitation programs.                      |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
| ------ -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   5.10   Contracts and cooperative agreements. (Section 101(a)(24) of |
|          the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.31 and .32)               |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| ------ -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(a\)   Contracts with for-profit organizations.                |
|                                                                       |
|               The designated state agency has the authority to enter  |
|               into contracts with for-profit organizations for the    |
|               purpose of providing, as vocational rehabilitation      |
|               services, on-the-job training and related programs for  |
|                                                                       |
|             individuals with disabilities under Part A of Title VI of |
|               the Rehabilitation Act, upon the determination by the   |
|                                                                       |
|             designated state agency that for-profit organizations are |
|               better qualified to provide vocational rehabilitation   |
|               services than nonprofit agencies and organizations.     |
|                                                                       |
|       \(b\)   Cooperative agreements with private nonprofit           |
|               organizations.                                          |
|                                                                       |
|               Attachment 4.8(b)(3) describes the manner in which the  |
|                                                                       |
|            designated state agency establishes cooperative agreements |
|                                                                       |
|              with private nonprofit vocational rehabilitation service |
|               providers.                                              |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
| | ### Section 6: Program Administration                            |  |
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   6.1   Designated state agency. (Section 625(b)(1) of the            |
|         Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 363.11(a))                         |
|                                                                       |
|         The designated state agency for vocational rehabilitation     |
|                                                                       |
|        services identified in paragraph 1.2 of the Title I State Plan |
|         is the state agency designated to administer the State        |
|         Supported Employment Services Program authorized under Title  |
|         VI, Part B, of the Rehabilitation Act.                        |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   6.2   Statewide assessment of supported employment services needs.  |
|         (Section 625(b)(2) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR          |
|         363.11(b))                                                    |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|        Attachment 4.11(a) describes the results of the comprehensive, |
|         statewide needs assessment conducted under Section            |
|         101(a)(15)(a)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act and subparagraph   |
|         4.11(a)(1) of the Title I State Plan with respect to the      |
|         rehabilitation needs of individuals with most significant     |
|                                                                       |
|        disabilities and their need for supported employment services, |
|         including needs related to coordination.                      |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   6.3   Quality, scope and extent of supported employment services.   |
|                                                                       |
|        (Section 625(b)(3) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 363.11(c) |
|         and .50(b)(2))                                                |
|                                                                       |
|         Attachment 6.3 describes the quality, scope and extent of     |
|         supported employment services to be provided to individuals   |
|         with the most significant disabilities who are eligible to    |
|         receive supported employment services. The description also   |
|                                                                       |
|        addresses the timing of the transition to extended services to |
|         be provided by relevant state agencies, private nonprofit     |
|         organizations or other sources following the cessation of     |
|         supported employment service provided by the designated state |
|         agency.                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   6.4   Goals and plans for distribution of Title VI, Part B, funds.  |
|                                                                       |
|        (Section 625(b)(3) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 363.11(d) |
|         and .20)                                                      |
|                                                                       |
|         Attachment 4.11(c)(4) identifies the state\'s goals and plans |
|         with respect to the distribution of funds received under      |
|         Section 622 of the Rehabilitation Act.                        |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|  6.5   Evidence of collaboration with respect to supported employment |
|                                                                       |
|        services and extended services. (Sections 625(b)(4) and (5) of |
|         the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 363.11(e))                     |
|                                                                       |
|         Attachment 4.8(b)(4) describes the efforts of the designated  |
|         state agency to identify and make arrangements, including     |
|         entering into cooperative agreements, with other state        |
|         agencies and other appropriate entities to assist in the      |
|                                                                       |
|        provision of supported employment services and other public or |
|         nonprofit agencies or organizations within the state,         |
|         employers, natural supports, and other entities with respect  |
|         to the provision of extended services.                        |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   6.6   Minority outreach. (34 CFR 363.11(f))                         |
|                                                                       |
|         Attachment 4.11(d) includes a description of the designated   |
|         state agency\'s outreach procedures for identifying and       |
|                                                                       |
|        serving individuals with the most significant disabilities who |
|         are minorities.                                               |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   6.7   Reports. (Sections 625(b)(8) and 626 of the Rehabilitation    |
|         Act; 34 CFR 363.11(h) and .52)                                |
|                                                                       |
|         The designated state agency submits reports in such form and  |
|         in accordance with such procedures as the commissioner may    |
|         require and collects the information required by Section      |
|         101(a)(10) of the Rehabilitation Act separately for           |
|                                                                       |
|        individuals receiving supported employment services under Part |
|         B, of Title VI and individuals receiving supported employment |
|         services under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act.             |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
| | ### Section 7: Financial Administration                          |  |
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   7.1   Five percent limitation on administrative costs. (Section     |
|         625(b)(7) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 363.11(g)(8))     |
|                                                                       |
|         The designated state agency expends no more than five percent |
|         of the state\'s allotment under Section 622 of the            |
|         Rehabilitation Act for administrative costs in carrying out   |
|         the State Supported Employment Services Program.              |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   7.2   Use of funds in providing services. (Sections 623 and         |
|         625(b)(6)(A) and (D) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR        |
|         363.6(c)(2)(iv), .11(g)(1) and (4))                           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(a\)   Funds made available under Title VI, Part B, of the     |
|                                                                       |
|            Rehabilitation Act are used by the designated state agency |
|               only to provide supported employment services to        |
|                                                                       |
|            individuals with the most significant disabilities who are |
|               eligible to receive such services.                      |
|                                                                       |
|       \(b\)   Funds provided under Title VI, Part B, are used only to |
|                                                                       |
|            supplement and not supplant the funds provided under Title |
|               I, Part B, of the Rehabilitation Act, in providing      |
|               supported employment services specified in the          |
|               individualized plan for employment.                     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|     \(c\)   Funds provided under Part B of Title VI or Title I of the |
|               Rehabilitation Act are not used to provide extended     |
|                                                                       |
|              services to individuals who are eligible under Part B of |
|               Title VI or Title I of the Rehabilitation Act.          |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
| | ### Section 8: Provision of Supported Employment Services        |  |
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   8.1   Scope of supported employment services. (Sections 7(36) and   |
|         625(b)(6)(F) and (G) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR        |
|         361.5(b)(54), 363.11(g)(6) and (7))                           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(a\)   Supported employment services are those services as     |
|                                                                       |
|             defined in Section 7(36) of the Rehabilitation Act and 34 |
|               CFR 361.5(b)(54).                                       |
|                                                                       |
|       \(b\)   To the extent job skills training is provided, the      |
|               training is provided on-site.                           |
|                                                                       |
|       \(c\)   Supported employment services include placement in an   |
|               integrated setting for the maximum number of hours      |
|               possible based on the unique strengths, resources,      |
|                                                                       |
|              priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests |
|               and informed choice of individuals with the most        |
|               significant disabilities.                               |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   8.2   Comprehensive assessments of individuals with significant     |
|         disabilities. (Sections 7(2)(B) and 625(b)(6)(B); 34 CFR      |
|         361.5(b)(6)(ii) and 363.11(g)(2))                             |
|                                                                       |
|         The comprehensive assessment of individuals with significant  |
|         disabilities conducted under Section 102(b)(1) of the         |
|         Rehabilitation Act and funded under Title I of the            |
|         Rehabilitation Act includes consideration of supported        |
|         employment as an appropriate employment outcome.              |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------------------------------------------------  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
|  8.3   Individualized plan for employment. (Sections 102(b)(3)(F) and |
|         625(b)(6)(C) and (E) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR        |
|         361.46(b) and 363.11(g)(3) and (5))                           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|  ----- -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(a\)   An individualized plan for employment that meets the    |
|                                                                       |
|              requirements of Section 102(b) of the Rehabilitation Act |
|                                                                       |
|              and 34 CFR 361.45 and .46 is developed and updated using |
|               funds under Title I.                                    |
|                                                                       |
|       \(b\)   The individualized plan for employment:                 |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
|           \(1\)   specifies the supported employment services to be   |
|                   provided;                                           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|          \(2\)   describes the expected extended services needed; and |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|         \(3\)   identifies the source of extended services, including |
|                   natural supports, or, to the extent that it is not  |
|                                                                       |
|               possible to identify the source of extended services at |
|                                                                       |
|               the time the individualized plan for employment plan is |
|                   developed, a statement describing the basis for     |
|                                                                       |
|                concluding that there is a reasonable expectation that |
|                   sources will become available.                      |
|   --                                                                  |
| - --- ------- ------------------------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
|       \(c\)   Services provided under an individualized plan for      |
|               employment are coordinated with services provided under |
|                                                                       |
|            other individualized plans established under other federal |
|               or state programs.                                      |
|                                                                       |
|   -                                                                   |
| -- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
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