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(2) specific goals and objectives for expanding and improving the system for providing

the vocational rehabilitation program;

(3) specific multifaceted and systemic approaches for accomplishing the objectives, including interagency coordination and cooperation, that build upon state-of-the-art practices

and research findings and that implement the

State plan and the supplement to the State

plan submitted under part C of subchapter VI

of this chapter;

(4) a description of the specific programs,

projects, and activities funded under this part

and how the programs, projects, and activities

accomplish the objectives; and

(5) specific criteria for determining whether

the objectives have been achieved, an assurance that the State will conduct an annual

evaluation to determine the extent to which

the objectives have been achieved, and, if specific objectives have not been achieved, the

reasons that the objectives have not been

achieved and a description of alternative approaches that will be taken.

(Pub. L. 93–112, title I, §121, as added Pub. L.

102–569, title I, §134(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat.

4392.)

PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 741, Pub. L. 93–112, title I, §121, Sept.

26, 1973, 87 Stat. 373; Pub. L. 93–516, title I, §102(c), Dec.

7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1618; Pub. L. 93–651, title I, §102(c), Nov.

21, 1974, 89 Stat. 2–3; Pub. L. 94–230, §2(c), Mar. 15, 1976,

90 Stat. 211; Pub. L. 95–602, title I, §§101(e)(2), 122(b),

Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2957, 2987; Pub. L. 98–221, title I,

§114, Feb. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 23; Pub. L. 99–506, title I,

§103(d)(2)(C), title II, §210, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1810,

1819; Pub. L. 100–630, title II, §202(h), Nov. 7, 1988, 102

Stat. 3306; Pub. L. 102–52, §2(b)(2), June 6, 1991, 105 Stat.

260, related to payments to States for planning, preparing, and initiating special programs under approved

State plans and payments for the costs of constructing

facilities to be used in providing services under such

State plans, prior to the general revision of this part by

Pub. L. 102–569.

§ 742. Process for developing strategic plans

(a) Period and updates

The strategic plan shall cover a 3-year period

and shall be updated on an annual basis to reflect actual experience over the previous year

and input from the State Rehabilitation Advisory Council established under section 725 of

this title, individuals with disabilities, and

other interested parties.

(b) Recommendations

Prior to developing the strategic plan, the

State shall hold public forums and meet with

and receive recommendations from members of

the State Rehabilitation Advisory Council and

the Statewide Independent Living Council established under section 796d of this title.

(c) Consideration of recommendations

The State shall consider the recommendations

and, if the State rejects the recommendations,

shall include a written explanation of the rejection in the strategic plan.

(d) Procedure

The State shall develop a procedure for ensuring ongoing comment from the councils described in subsection (b) of this section as the

plan is being implemented.

(e) Dissemination

The State shall widely disseminate the strategic plan to individuals with disabilities, disability organizations, rehabilitation professionals,

and other interested persons.

(Pub. L. 93–112, title I, §122, as added Pub. L.

102–569, title I, §134(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat.

4393.)

§ 743. Use of funds

A State may use funds made available under

this part, directly or by grant, contract, or

other arrangement, to carry out—

(1) programs to initiate and expand employment opportunities for individuals with severe

disabilities in integrated settings that allow

for the use of on-the-job training to promote

the objectives of title I of the Americans with

Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq.);

(2) programs or activities to improve the

provision of, and expand, employment services

in integrated settings to individuals with sensory, cognitive, physical, and mental impairments who have traditionally not been served

by the State vocational rehabilitation agency;

(3) programs and activities to maximize the

ability of individuals with disabilities to use

rehabilitation technology in employment settings;

(4) programs and activities that—

(A) assist employers in accommodating,

evaluating, training, or placing individuals

with disabilities in the workplace of the employer consistent with provisions of this

chapter and title I of the Americans with

Disabilities Act of 1990 [42 U.S.C. 12111 et

seq.]; and

(B) may include short-term technical assistance or other effective strategies;

(5) programs and activities that expand and

improve the extent and type of client involvement in the review and selection of the training and employment goals of the client;

(6) programs and activities that expand and

improve opportunities for career advancement

for individuals with severe disabilities;

(7) programs, projects, and activities designed to initiate, expand, or improve working

relationships between vocational rehabilitation services provided under this subchapter

and independent living services provided under

subchapter VII of this chapter;

(8) programs, projects, and activities designed to improve functioning of the system

for delivering vocational rehabilitation services and to improve coordination and working

relationships with other State and local agencies, business, industry, labor, community rehabilitation programs, and centers for independent living, including projects designed

to—

(A) increase the ease of access to, timeliness of, and quality of vocational rehabilitation services through the development and

implementation of policies, procedures, and

systems and interagency mechanisms for

providing vocational rehabilitation services;