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- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Blind)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
Describe the designated State agency's procedures and activities to establish and maintain a comprehensive system of personnel development designed to ensure an adequate supply of qualified State rehabilitation professional and paraprofessional personnel for the designated State unit, including the following:
- 1. System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- A. Qualified Personnel Needs
Describe the development and maintenance of a system for collecting and analyzing on an annual basis data on qualified personnel needs with respect to:
- A. Qualified Personnel Needs
- 1. System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
i. 1. A. iii. Projections of the number of personnel, broken down by personnel category, who will be needed by the State agency to provide VR services in 5 years based on projections of the number of individuals to be served, including individuals with significant disabilities, the number of personnel expected to retire or leave the field, and other relevant factors.
Current Narrative:
BSBP will continue to need 16-19 VRC’s and 11-14 VRT’s, 7 managers and 8 support staff positions, 2 positions supporting the Pre-ETS unit, and one Field Services Division Director. BSBP may re-purpose positions to adjust to the changing needs of the Bureau and the population it serves.
BSBP staff that are eligible to retire in the next five years are as follows: One vocational rehabilitation counselor, two vocational rehabilitation therapists, two administrative supports, one assistant manager, two regional managers, and one division director.
BSBP will strategically plan for vacancies due to attrition and retirements. BSBP will develop strategies to develop and train current staff to fill vacancies because of retirement and attrition.