To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for qualifications for vocational rehabilitation counselors and vocational rehabilitation employment coordinators employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Bill: 111-hr-5630
Sponsor: Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3]
Introduced: 2010-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-06-29
text: 
Requires each individual employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as a vocational rehabilitation counselor to: (1) have completed a masters degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling before such employment; (2) obtain certification within five years after obtaining such employment; and (3) maintain such certification as a condition of continued employment.
 
Requires each individual employed as a vocational rehabilitation employment coordinator to: (1) have completed a bachelors degree in the relevant field before such employment; (2) obtain certification within five years after obtaining such employment; and (3) maintain such certification as a condition of continued employment.
 
Requires the Director of the VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service to develop a remediation plan for a counselor or coordinator who fails to meet any applicable condition and which the counselor or coordinator must complete in order to continue employment.

action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Requires each individual employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as a vocational rehabilitation counselor to: (1) have completed a masters degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling before such employment; (2) obtain certification within five years after obtaining such employment; and (3) maintain such certification as a condition of continued employment.
 
Requires each individual employed as a vocational rehabilitation employment coordinator to: (1) have completed a bachelors degree in the relevant field before such employment; (2) obtain certification within five years after obtaining such employment; and (3) maintain such certification as a condition of continued employment.
 
Requires the Director of the VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service to develop a remediation plan for a counselor or coordinator who fails to meet any applicable condition and which the counselor or coordinator must complete in order to continue employment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7020)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7020)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5630.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7019-7020)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 367.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-627.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-627.
action_date: 2010-09-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2010-09-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-07-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2010-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2010-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-06-29
text: Introduced in House