Located in:
- 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. ii. The number of personnel currently needed by the State agency to provide VR services, broken down by personnel category; and
Current Narrative:
Please see previous section of Figure 10.01 - Personnel Employed by FDBS
Currently, these totals/positions are sufficient to meet the needs for FDBS to provide vocational rehabilitation services for the blind. Considering factors such as retirement of staff who are in the DROP system, staff resignations (turnovers), and the number of clients who will require vocational rehabilitation services, the FDBS projects little to no changes to the number of staff needed to administer program services in 5 years.
Figure 10.02
Counselor to Client Ratio
| State Fiscal Year | Number served | Ratio (person served/counselor) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4,854 | 89 |
| 2017 | 4,903 | 79 |
| 2016 | 5,038 | 64 |
| 2015 | 5,202 | 75 |
| 2014 | 5,225 | 74 |