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. M. i. I. The Order to Be Followed in Selecting Eligible Individuals to Be Provided Vr Services.
Current Narrative:
Description of Priority Categories
Under the Order of Selection process, California has three priority categories in the following order: Priority Category 1, Individual With A Most Significant Disability; Priority Category 2, Individual With A Significant Disability; and Priority Category 3, All Other Eligible Individuals with Disabilities.
After an individual is found eligible for VR services, the VR Counselor evaluates the functional limitations, anticipated services needed, and duration of the services to identify the level of significance of disability. Factors that cannot be used in determining the Level of Significance of Disability of eligible individuals include: residency, type of disability, age, race, color, or national origin, referral source, type of expected employment outcome, need for or anticipated cost of specific VR services required for an individual’s plan for employment, nor an individual’s or family’s income level. The Level of Significance of Disability is used to determine the applicable Order of Selection priority category.