‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to prohibit any 
youth with a significant disability from having ac-
cess to the general education curriculum during the 
pursuit of transition services or post-secondary edu-
cation outcomes. 
‘‘(g) EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES AND EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) OUTCOMES.—An entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall collect data and report 
annually on, at a minimum, progress in achieving 
specific integrated employment outcomes outlined by 
the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 
Rehabilitative Services. Such outcomes shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) The number of youths with signifi-
cant disabilities who directly enter integrated 
employment or post-secondary education upon 
exiting the school system. 
‘‘(B) The types of positions and employ-
ment sectors the youths with significant disabil-
ities are participating in, as defined by the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
Labor. 
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‘‘(C) The wages of and number of hours 
worked by youths with significant disabilities 
monthly. 
‘‘(D) The impact of employment on any 
Federal and State benefits received. 
‘‘(E) Indicators of improved economic sta-
tus and self-sufficiency. 
‘‘(F) Data on those youths with significant 
disabilities who have not yet entered post-sec-
ondary education or integrated employment, 
outlining the reasons that such youths have not 
yet entered post-secondary education or inte-
grated employment as well as the progress 
made to date in the acquisition of skills, train-
ing, and development necessary to attain an in-
tegrated employment outcome. 
‘‘(2) CENTER.—There is established a National 
Coordination Center on Systems Change and Trans-
formation in the Transition of Youths with Signifi-
cant Disabilities into Adulthood (in this paragraph 
referred to as the ‘Center’) to coordinate personnel 
training and professional development in evidence- 
based best practices resulting in integrated employ-
ment or post-secondary education outcomes. The 
Center shall coordinate assistance with the State 
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grantees and their leadership teams and support 
grantees in their systems change efforts through the 
provision of training, professional development, tech-
nical assistance, data collection, and research. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section (other than 
subsection (g)(2)) $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(2) CENTER.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out subsection (g)(2) $5,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 306 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 307. Grants for transition of youths with significant disabilities to adult-
hood.’’. 
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