Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Division 20 - Division of Learning Services › Chapter 500 - Office of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation Services › Section 5 CSR 20-500.280 - Self-Employment

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment corrects the name of
				  Vocational Rehabilitation, adds the office name, corrects grammar and the
				  citation, and incorporates by reference applicable federal
				  regulations.
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the standards for
				  self-employment services provided by Vocational Rehabilitation, Office of Adult
				  Learning and Rehabilitation Services, Department of Elementary and Secondary
				  Education for individuals with disabilities pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act
				  of 1973 as amended and 34
				  CFR section
				  361.48(b)(19).
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The secretary of state has
				  determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is
				  incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome
				  or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be
				  maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the
				  public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of
				  reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text
				  of the rule is printed here.
(1) Self-employment is a business operated by
				the client in which that individual performs, supervises, or subcontracts the
				major part of the product or service to be produced. Self-employment is a
				vocational option that may be considered in the wide array of employment
				outcomes. Self-employment services must be agreed to by the eligible individual
				and approved by Vocational Rehabilitation (VR).
(2) Individualized Plans for Employment (IPE)
				that have an objective of self-employment require a VR-approved business
				plan.
(3) Self-employment businesses
				must comply with all applicable federal, state, local regulations and statutory
				requirements.
(4) VR may only
				contribute in purchasing of required business equipment, supplies, rent (up to
				six (6) months), or other start-up costs identified in an approved business
				plan for self-employment.
(A) The client must
				contribute toward the cost of the planned services to the maximum of their
				abilities. The client must make application for all available comparable
				services, such as micro enterprise grants, Small Business Administration
				assistance, and Rural Missouri Incorporated assistance.
(B) The percentage of VR's contribution will
				depend upon comparable services or client contributions toward the
				self-employment plan as well as the overall cost of the planned services. VR
				may contribute as follows:
1. Identified
				start-up costs from one dollar to five thousand dollars ($1 to $5,000)-up to
				one hundred percent (100%) VR's contribution;
2. Identified start-up costs from five
				thousand one dollars to ten thousand dollars ($5,001 to $10,000)-up to an
				additional fifty percent (50%) beyond VR's initial contribution of five
				thousand dollars ($5,000);
3.
				Identified start-up costs of ten thousand one dollars and above ($10,001 and
				above)-up to an additional twenty-five percent (25%) beyond VR's contribution
				listed above; and/or
4. All
				self-employment plans that exceed VR's total contribution of ten thousand
				dollars ($10,000) must be reviewed and approved by the Self-Employment Review
				Team.