Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan* must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by WIOA:
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* Sec. 102(b)(D)(iii) of WIOA
d. 2. N. ii. II. How the State Will Leverage Other Public and Private Funds to Increase Resources for Extended Services and Expanded Supported Employment Opportunities for Youth with the Most Significant Disabilities.
Current Narrative:
The Division advocated for an increase of $340,000 in state general funds for an exclusively state funded Extended Employment Services (EES) program. The Division’s request for an additional $340,000 in state general funds for the EES program was unanimously approved by the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee, and has passed through both chambers of the Idaho legislature and since the last combined state plan update, has been approved by the governor. This reduces the EES waitlist by approximately 80 participants. Since IDVR is the only source of referral to the EES program, this advocacy by the Division resulted in a direct increase in available funds for extended services delivered by an external program for youth and adults.
IDVR utilizes the State’s Extended Employment Services program as well as the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services waivers for long term support. The Division has been working closely with HCBS to streamline our referral process and improve utilization of this external source of extended services funding.