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scribed in subclauses (I) through (III) of section
101(a)(25)(B)(ii);’’;
(C) in paragraph (17), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(D) in paragraph (18), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(19) mentoring services.’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (6)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(6)(A)(i) Consultation and technical assistance
services to assist State and local educational agencies
in planning for the transition of students with dis-
abilities from school to postsecondary life, including
employment.
‘‘(ii) In a transition services expansion year,
training and technical assistance described in section
101(a)(25)(B)(ii)(IV).
‘‘(B) In a transition services expansion year,
services for groups of individuals with disabilities
who meet the requirements of clauses (i), (ii), and (iv)
of section 7(37)(A), including services described in
subclauses (I), (II), (III), and (V) of section
101(a)(25)(B)(ii), to assist in the transition from
school to postsecondary life, including employment.’’.
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SEC. 415. STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL.
Section 105 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 725) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)—
(i) by striking clause (ix) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(ix) in a State in which one or more
projects provide services under section 121,
at least one representative of the directors of
the projects;’’;
(ii) in clause (x), by striking the
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(iii) in clause (xi), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(xii) the director of the State’s com-
prehensive statewide program of technology-
related assistance funded under section 4 of
the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29
U.S.C. 3003).’’; and
(B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(5) CHAIRPERSON.—The Council shall select a
chairperson from among the voting membership of the
Council.’’; and
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(2) in subsection (c)(6), by inserting before the
semicolon the following: ‘‘and with the activities of
entities carrying out programs under the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.)’’.
SEC. 416. EVALUATION STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE IN-
DICATORS.
Section 106 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 726) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph
(1)(C) and all that follows through paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(2) MEASURES.—The standards and indicators
shall include outcome and related measures of pro-
gram performance that include measures of the pro-
gram’s performance with respect to the transition
from school to postsecondary life, including employ-
ment, and achievement of the postsecondary voca-
tional goals, of students with disabilities served under
the program.’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘, if
necessary’’ and all that follows through the semicolon
and inserting ‘‘, if the State has not improved its per-
formance to acceptable levels, as determined by the
Commissioner, direct the State to make further revi-
sions to the plan to improve performance, which may
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include revising the plan to allocate a higher propor-
tion of the State’s resources (from allotments made
under section 110) for services to individuals with
disabilities if the State agency’s spending on such
services is low in comparison to spending on such
services by comparable agencies in other States;’’.
SEC. 417. MONITORING AND REVIEW.
Section 107(b)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 727(b)(1)) is amended by inserting before the semi-
colon the following: ‘‘, including—
‘‘(A) consulting with the Department of
Labor, the Small Business Administration, other
appropriate Federal agencies, and businesses or
business-led intermediaries; and
‘‘(B) based on information obtained through
the consultations, providing technical assistance
that improves that quality by enabling des-
ignated State units to develop successful partner-
ships with local and multi-State businesses in an
effort to employ individuals with disabilities,
and technical assistance on developing self-em-
ployment opportunities and improving employ-
ment outcomes for individuals with disabilities’’.
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SEC. 418. STATE ALLOTMENTS.
Section 110 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 730) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(b)(1) Not later than 45 days prior to the end of the
fiscal year, the Commissioner shall determine, after reason-
able opportunity for the submission to the Commissioner
of comments by the State agency administering or super-
vising the program established under this title, that any
amount from the payment of an allotment to a State under
section 111(a) for any fiscal year will not be utilized by
such State in carrying out the purposes of this title.
‘‘(2)(A) As soon as practicable but not later than the
end of the fiscal year, the Commissioner shall reallot the
amount available under paragraph (1) to other States, con-
sistent with subparagraphs (B) and (C), for carrying out
the purposes of this title to the extent the Commissioner de-
termines such other State will be able to use such additional
amount during that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year
for carrying out such purposes.
‘‘(B)(i) The Commissioner shall reallot a portion of the
amount available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year to
each State whose allotment under subsection (a) for such
fiscal year is less than such State’s allotment under sub-
section (a) for the immediately preceding fiscal year ad-