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through the statewide workforce investment sys-
tem.’’;
(B) by striking subparagraph (D)(ii) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(ii) transition planning by personnel
of the designated State agency and the State
educational agency that will facilitate the
development and completion of the individ-
ualized education programs under section
614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)) and, as
appropriate, the development and comple-
tion of the individualized plan for employ-
ment, in order to achieve post-school em-
ployment outcomes of students with disabil-
ities;’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(G) COORDINATION WITH ASSISTIVE TECH-
NOLOGY PROGRAMS.—The State plan shall in-
clude an assurance that the designated State
unit, and the lead agency and implementing
agency (if any) designated by the Governor of
the State under section 4 of the Assistive Tech-
nology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003), have devel-
oped working relationships and will enter into
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agreements for the coordination of their activi-
ties, including the referral of individuals with
disabilities to programs and activities described
in that section.
‘‘(H) COORDINATION
WITH
TICKET
TO
WORK
AND
SELF-SUFFICIENCY
PROGRAM.—The
State plan shall include an assurance that the
designated State unit will coordinate activities
with any other State agency that is functioning
as an employment network under the Ticket to
Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established
under section 1148 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320b–19).’’;
(6) in paragraph (15)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) in clause (i)—
(I) in subclause (II), by striking
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(II) in subclause (III), by insert-
ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(IV) for purposes of addressing
needs in a transition services expan-
sion year, students with disabilities,
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including their need for transition
services;’’;
(ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and
(iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively;
and
(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the
following:
‘‘(ii) include an assessment of the needs
of individuals with disabilities for transi-
tion services provided under this Act, and
coordinated with transition services pro-
vided under the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et
seq.), and an assessment as to whether the
transition services provided under those
Acts meet the needs of individuals with dis-
abilities;’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (D)—
(i) by redesignating clauses (iii), (iv),
and (v) as clauses (iv), (v), and (vi), respec-
tively; and
(ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the
following:
‘‘(iii) for use in a transition services
expansion year, the methods to be used to
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improve and expand vocational rehabilita-
tion services for students with disabilities,
including the coordination of services de-
signed to facilitate the transition of such
students from the receipt of educational
services in school to postsecondary life, in-
cluding the receipt of vocational rehabilita-
tion services under this title, postsecondary
education, or employment;’’;
(7) in paragraph (20)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C);
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
‘‘(B) INFORMATION
ON
ASSISTANCE
FOR
BENEFICIARIES OF ASSISTANCE UNDER TITLE II
OR
XVI
OF
THE
SOCIAL
SECURITY
ACT.—The
State plan shall include an assurance that the
designated State agency will make available to
individuals entitled to benefits under title II or
XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401
et seq., 1381 et seq.) on the basis of a disability
or blindness—
‘‘(i) information on the availability of
benefits and medical assistance authorized
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under the State medicaid program under
title XIX of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or under the medicare
program under title XVIII of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), and
medical assistance authorized under other
federally funded programs;
‘‘(ii) information on the availability of
assistance through benefits planning and
assistance programs authorized under sec-
tion 1149 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320b–20) and services provided by
the State protection and advocacy system
and authorized under section 1150 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–21);
and
‘‘(iii) in the case of individuals who
are also eligible for a ticket under the Ticket
to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program es-
tablished under section 1148 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–19), general
information regarding the options for using
the ticket and information on how to con-
tact a program manager of the Ticket to
Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to ob-
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tain information on approved employment
networks, on providers for the benefits plan-
ning and assistance programs described in
subparagraph (B) in the State, and on the
services provided by the State protection
and advocacy system and described in sub-
paragraph (B).’’; and
(C) in subparagraph (C)(ii), as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A)—
(i) in subclause (II), by inserting ‘‘, to
the maximum extent possible,’’ after ‘‘point
of contact’’; and
(ii) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘or
regain’’ and inserting ‘‘regain, or advance
in’’; and
(8) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(25) SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES.—The State plan for a transition services ex-
pansion year shall provide an assurance satisfactory
to the Commissioner that the State—
‘‘(A) has developed and shall implement, in
each transition services expansion year, strate-
gies to address the needs identified in the assess-
ment described in paragraph (15), and achieve
the goals and priorities identified by the State,
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to improve and expand vocational rehabilitation
services for students with disabilities on a state-
wide basis in accordance with paragraph (15);
and
‘‘(B) in each transition services expansion
year—
‘‘(i) shall not use more than 5 percent
of the funds reserved under section 110A
and available for this subparagraph, to pay
for administrative costs; and
‘‘(ii) shall use the remaining funds to
carry out programs or activities designed to
improve and expand vocational rehabilita-
tion services for students with disabilities,
through partnerships described in subpara-
graph (C), that—
‘‘(I) facilitate the transition of the
students with disabilities from the re-
ceipt of educational services in school,
to the receipt of vocational rehabilita-
tion services under this title, including,
at a minimum, those services specified
in the interagency agreement required
in paragraph (11)(D);
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‘‘(II) improve the achievement of
post-school goals of students with dis-
abilities through the provision of tran-
sition services, including improving
the achievement through participation
(as appropriate when vocational goals
are discussed) in meetings regarding
individualized education programs de-
veloped under section 614 of the Indi-
viduals with Disabilities Education
Act (20 U.S.C. 1414);
‘‘(III) provide vocational guid-
ance, career exploration services, and
job search skills and strategies and
technical assistance to students with
disabilities;
‘‘(IV) support the provision of
training and technical assistance to
local educational agency personnel re-
sponsible for the planning and provi-
sion of services to students with dis-
abilities; and
‘‘(V) support outreach activities to
students with disabilities who are eligi-
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ble for, and need, services under this
title; and
‘‘(C) in each transition services expansion
year, shall ensure that the funds described in
subparagraph (B)(ii) are awarded only to part-
nerships that—
‘‘(i) shall include local vocational reha-
bilitation services providers and local edu-
cational agencies; and
‘‘(ii) may include (or may have link-
ages with)—
‘‘(I) other agencies such as em-
ployment, social service, and health or-
ganizations, that contribute funds for
the provision of vocational rehabilita-
tion services described in subparagraph
(B)(ii) for eligible students with dis-
abilities; and
‘‘(II) businesses and business-led
intermediaries.’’.
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Section 101 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(c) CONSTRUCTION.—
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‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms
‘child with a disability’, ‘free appropriate public edu-
cation’, ‘related services’, and ‘special education’ have
the meanings given the terms in section 602 of the In-
dividuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1401).
‘‘(2) OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE OR PAY FOR TRAN-
SITION SERVICES.—Nothing in this part shall be con-
strued to reduce the obligation of a local educational
agency or any other agency to provide or pay for any
transition services that are also considered special
education or related services and that are necessary
for ensuring a free appropriate public education to
children with disabilities within the State involved.’’.
SEC. 413. ELIGIBILITY AND INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN FOR EM-
PLOYMENT.
Section 102 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 722) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
the semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘,
including a listing of all the community re-
sources (including resources from consumer
organizations (including advocacy organi-