tegrated employment outcomes at the greater of 
minimum or competitive wages with access to 
related health and employment benefits; 
‘‘(B) have expertise in person-centered 
planning processes; or 
‘‘(C) have experience operating mentoring 
or advocacy training programs for individuals 
with significant disabilities and individuals with 
the most significant disabilities in culturally 
and socioeconomically diverse communities. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that desires to 
receive a grant under subsection (a) shall submit to the 
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilita-
tive Services an application at such time, in such manner, 
and including such information as the Assistant Secretary 
may require. Each application shall include— 
‘‘(1) an implementation plan, including the 
identification of the lead agency by the State, de-
scribing the actions the entity intends to take to 
carry out the activities authorized under this sub-
section; 
‘‘(2) assurances that a memorandum of under-
standing among the participating State agencies will 
be developed outlining key steps to be taken to col-
laborate and coordinate efforts to institute systemic 
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change related to employment first, including braid-
ed funding and a uniform focus on improving out-
comes in post-secondary education, integrated em-
ployment, and economic advancement for youths 
with significant disabilities; 
‘‘(3) a description of the means and mecha-
nisms by which participating State agencies will co-
ordinate efforts to evaluate and reform existing 
State laws, regulations, guidelines, operational pro-
cedures, and funding practices, including braided 
funding, to institute systemic change related to em-
ployment first, focused on improving outcomes in 
post-secondary education, integrated employment, 
and economic advancement for youths with signifi-
cant disabilities; 
‘‘(4) an evaluation plan describing the strategy 
the entity will use to evaluate the use of funds made 
available through the grant, with a specific focus on 
the collection of data (by age, race, gender, geo-
graphic area, type of disability, income level, commu-
nication level, and use of assistive technology) track-
ing, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) the number of youths with significant 
disabilities who directly enter integrated em-
ployment opportunities paid at the greater of 
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minimum wage or competitive wages with ac-
cess to related employment and health benefits, 
or a post-secondary educational or training pro-
gram that is focused on leading to an inte-
grated employment outcome, upon exiting the 
school system; 
‘‘(B) the wages and number of hours 
worked of youths per pay period; 
‘‘(C) the impact of employment on any 
State and Federal benefits received; 
‘‘(D) indicators on the types of settings in 
which youths benefitting from the State grant 
primarily reside; 
‘‘(E) indicators of improved economic sta-
tus and self-sufficiency; 
‘‘(F) data on those youths with significant 
disabilities for whom a post-secondary or inte-
grated employment outcome has not yet oc-
curred, including information on why such out-
come has not yet been attained, and additional 
information such as the number of months an 
individual has not had a post-secondary edu-
cation or integrated employment outcome, and 
the progress made to date on efforts to ensure 
that an individual achieves a post-secondary 
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education or integrated employment outcome; 
and 
‘‘(G) location and type of settings where 
youths who are receiving services through the 
grant are living; 
‘‘(5) a description of how the eligible entity will 
disseminate information about the types of transi-
tion services and the impact of such services on the 
lives of youths with significant disabilities who are 
served by the project; and 
‘‘(6) a description of the approaches the eligible 
entity intends to use to coordinate activities with rel-
evant service providers in the localities in which the 
activities of the grant will be focused. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An entity that re-
ceives a grant under this subsection shall use the funds 
made available through the grant to carry out the fol-
lowing activities for youths with significant disabilities: 
‘‘(1) The development of innovative and effec-
tive practices through person-centered planning 
processes for attaining integrated employment expe-
riences, including customized employment, supported 
employment services, and employment experiences 
after school, on weekends, and in the summer 
months. 
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‘‘(2) The development of objectives and activi-
ties based upon the highest expectations of youths 
with significant disabilities and related to the fol-
lowing areas: 
‘‘(A) Academic and school-based pre-
paratory experiences, including access to the 
general education curriculum in the least re-
strictive environment. 
‘‘(B) Work and career readiness. 
‘‘(C) Self-determination and leadership. 
‘‘(D) Comprehensive community connec-
tions. 
‘‘(E) Life-long learning. 
‘‘(F) Family involvement and engagement. 
‘‘(3) The development of appropriate and effec-
tive curricula and the deployment of professionals 
with expertise to provide training to school per-
sonnel, including transition coordinators, and other 
personnel connected to the implementation of the 
implementation plan of the grantee to enable such 
school personnel to develop skills needed to assist 
such youths in actualizing their ability to obtain and 
maintain integrated employment at the greater of 
minimum or competitive wages. Such training shall 
be focused on developing the skills in personnel nec-
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essary to help such youths successfully identify and 
complete desired objectives in the following areas: 
‘‘(A) Academic and school-based pre-
paratory experiences, including access to the 
general education curriculum in the least re-
strictive environment. 
‘‘(B) Work and career readiness. 
‘‘(C) Youth development and leadership. 
‘‘(D) Comprehensive community connec-
tions. 
‘‘(E) Family involvement and engagement. 
‘‘(F) Integrated employment experiences, 
including customized employment, supported 
employment services, and employment experi-
ences after school, on weekends, and in the 
summer months. 
‘‘(4) The provision of assistance to youths with 
significant disabilities and their families with respect 
to determining appropriate services under relevant 
Federal and State programs, to include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) An informed decisionmaking process 
leading to an integrated employment or post- 
secondary education outcome and securing on-
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going services required for sustaining the em-
ployment or post-secondary education outcome. 
‘‘(B) A benefits planning process in order 
to educate youths with significant disabilities 
regarding strategies for identifying, optimizing 
and managing available resources to support 
the youth. 
‘‘(C) A series of individualized economic 
advancement strategies to advance the optimal 
self-sufficiency and economic security of a youth 
with a significant disability with specific goals 
for asset development, including the use of fa-
vorable tax benefits, work incentives, matched 
savings plans, and financial education. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Funds made available 
through a grant under subsection (a) may not be 
used for activities that result in youths with signifi-
cant disabilities being placed in facility-based seg-
regated services as an employment outcome or post- 
secondary outcome. In this paragraph, the term ‘fa-
cility-based segregated services’ means rehabilitation 
or employment services provided by segregated enti-
ties, such as sheltered workshops, day habilitation, 
enclaves, or any other similar settings. 
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‘‘(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 2012 through 2016. 
‘‘(2) CENTER.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out subsection (g)(2) $5,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016.’’. 
(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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