Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 111 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND › Title 111 CMR 6.00 - Vocational Rehabilitation Services College Training Services › Section 6.04 - Consumer Responsibility

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) A
			 consumer maybe required by the counselor to undergo suitable intelligence
			 scale, aptitude, or interest tests or other appropriate evaluation prior to the
			 formulation of the IWRP. This may include consultation with college advisory
			 personnel.
(2) A consumer may be
			 required by the counselor to submit a completed Statement of Vocational
			 Objective, which is attached and incorporated by reference into
			 111 CMR 6.00, prior to the
			 formulation of the IWRP.
(3) A
			 consumer may be required by the counselor to provide other materials necessary
			 for the development of an IWRP for the provision of college training services
			 such as school transcripts.
(4)
			 Each consumer interested in undergraduate training must apply for a
			 Massachusetts State Scholarship, a Pell Grant, and at least one scholarship or
			 grant from each of the colleges to which the consumer is making application for
			 admission. A consumer may be required to give the counselor a letter from each
			 of the above sources indicating the results of the grant/scholarship
			 application. A consumer may also be required to apply for and participate in a
			 work-study program.
(5) Each
			 consumer interested in advanced degree training must apply for at least two
			 scholar-ships and/or grants. A consumer maybe required to give the counselor a
			 letter from each source to which the consumer applied, indicating the results
			 of the application. A consumer may also be required to apply for and
			 participate in a work-study and/or teaching assistant program.
(6) Each consumer must file a Free
			 Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) annually, no later than April 15th,
			 with a request that a copy of the FAFSA and the analysis be sent to the
			 Commission, the colleges to which applications are being made, the
			 Massachusetts State Scholarship Program, and Pell Grant Program. The Regional
			 Director may grant a waiver for the deadline of April 15th if the Regional
			 Director finds that circumstances beyond the consumer's control prevented the
			 consumer from meeting this deadline. Waivers, and the reasons for granting
			 them, must be documented in the consumer's file. No such waiver will be granted
			 if the Commission has not received a copy of the FAFSA at least 15 days before
			 the college training services are to commence. If such a waiver of the deadline
			 of April 15 is granted, the Commission cannot guarantee that the necessary
			 procedures for authorization will be completed before the consumer is scheduled
			 to begin college training.
(7) A
			 consumer must notify the counselor in writing of his/her wish to develop an
			 approved IWRP toward college training services no later than February 1st of
			 the calendar year in which the training is to commence after that date. This
			 requirement will be waived by the Regional Director if the Regional Director
			 finds that circumstances beyond the consumer's control prevented the consumer
			 from meeting this deadline of February 1st.
(8) Consumers who are receiving college
			 training services will be required to submit to the counselor copies of all
			 grade reports issued by the college within two weeks of the consumer's receipt
			 of those grades.
(9) A consumer
			 receiving college training services is responsible for keeping the counselor
			 advised regarding progress, problems, or any circumstances which might
			 interfere with the completion of the IWRP.
(10) A consumer receiving college training
			 services may not change the course of study specified in the IWRP unless there
			 is an amendment to the IWRP agreed upon with the counselor and approved by the
			 counselor's supervisor and the Regional Director in advance of the change. Any
			 amendments must be signed by the counselor, consumer and Regional
			 Director.