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
- l. State Goals and Priorities
The designated State unit must:
- l. State Goals and Priorities
l. 3. B. The State’s performance under the performance accountability measures of section 116 of WIOA; and
Current Narrative:
Title IV Vocational Rehabilitation programs are using a phased-in approach to set levels of performance for all primary performance indicators under this Combined State Plan. RSA-TAC-18-01 released January 18, 2018 provides guidance on the requirements for these indicators. The Division is still collecting baseline information on most of these indicators. As a result, performance levels are being reported for only Measurable Skill Gains at this time. During this plan, the implementation schedule for the Common Performance Measures is as follows:
- Employment in the 2nd quarter (baseline)
- Employment in the 4th quarter (baseline)
- Median earnings (baseline)
- Credential attainment (baseline)
- Measurable skill gains (begin reporting PY20)
- Effectiveness in serving employers (not yet established)
The Commission has updated our data sharing agreement, including signing the State Wage Interchange System (SWIS) Agreement. While, ICBVI has requested access to Idaho’s Data Management Council to gain access to Idaho’s Statewide Longitudinal Data System, the current data exchange environment does not allow for this information to be exchanged in time for reporting purposes. The Commission is working closely with other core WIOA partners on a Workforce Development Quality Initiative (WDQI) grant which seeks to remove barriers through automation and reduce the time required to access this data.
The Commission continues to improve our data validation by implementing strategies which provide strong automatic internal control and quarterly data checks to detect anomalies and errors.
The Commission will continue to collect and analyze data to inform initial baseline thresholds to establish levels of performance to use for future negotiations with RSA.