Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 400.1 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ADMINISTRATION › Section 17-400.1-3 - State plan

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department must submit to the U.S.
				Secretary of Education, hereafter referred to as Secretary, and obtain approval
				of, a State plan that contains a description of the State's VR services
				program, the plans and policies (rules) to be followed in carrying out the
				program, and other information requested by the Secretary, in accordance with
				34 C.F.R.
				section 361.10 and the requirements of this
				section.
(b) The department may
				choose to submit the State plan for VR services as part of the State unified
				plan under section 501 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. The portion of
				the State unified plan that includes the State plan for VR services must meet
				the State plan requirements in this section.
(c) Prior to the adoption of any substantive
				rules governing the provision of VR services under the State plan, including
				making any substantive amendment to those rules, the State plan must assure
				that the department conducts public meetings throughout the State to provide
				the public, including individuals with disabilities, an opportunity to comment
				on the rules, in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) The State plan must assure that the
				department provides appropriate and sufficient notice throughout the State of
				the meetings in accordance with State law governing public meetings.
(2) The State plan must provide a summary of
				the input of the State Rehabilitation Council (Council) into the State plan and
				any amendments to the State plan, including:
(A) Recommendations from the annual report of
				the Council;
(B) The Council's
				review and analysis of the effectiveness of, and consumer satisfaction with:
(i) The functions performed by the
				department;
(ii) The VR services
				provided by State agencies and other public and private entities responsible
				for providing VR services to individuals with disabilities; and
(iii) The employment outcomes achieved by
				eligible individuals receiving services including the availability of health
				and other employment benefits in connection with those employment
				outcomes;
(C) Other
				reports prepared by the Council; and
(D) The division's response to the input and
				recommendations, including explanations of reasons for rejecting any input or
				recommendations of the Council.
(3) The State plan must assure that the
				department actively consults with the director of the Client Assistance
				Program, the State Rehabilitation Council, and, as appropriate, Indian tribes,
				tribal organizations, and native Hawaiian organizations on its rules governing
				the provision of VR services under the State plan.
(4) The division must provide to the public,
				through appropriate modes of communication:
(A) Notices of the public meetings;
(B) Any materials furnished prior to or
				during the public meetings; and
(C)
				The rules governing the provision of VR services under the State
				plan.