Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
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
- a. Input of State Rehabilitation Council
All agencies, except for those that are independent consumer-controlled commissions, must describe the following:
- a. Input of State Rehabilitation Council
a. 2. The designated State unit's response to the Council’s input and recommendations; and
Current Narrative:
During PYs 2017-2018 the SRC provided input and recommendations to IDVR on a variety of subjects. IDVR agreed with and or adopted the SRC's input during PYs 2017 and 2018. The following summarizes IDVRs responses to that input and recommendations.
IDVR Responses
- SRC Member Focused Work
IDVR agreed with the SRC that an orientation would assist new and existing members. SRC training materials were provided by the SRC chair and disseminated prior to a two-hour meeting held the afternoon prior to the full SRC Council meeting, and all members were invited to attend. The Division also contracted with Paul Dziedzic to facilitate a one-day meeting to improve collaboration.
- SRC Member Changes
IDVR supported the Council’s committees restructure.
- SRC National Engagement
IDVR and SRC member engaged with Idaho’s Congressional delegation to collaboratively share the impact that IDVR has on Idaho’s citizens.
- New Mission and Vision Statements
IDVR’s new mission and vision statements better reflects the intent of the program and aligns with the dual customer and employer focus which is mandated under WIOA.
- Strategic Planning
The Division included the SRC in a strategic planning session and included their perspective for priorities for the upcoming year. Both the SRC and IDVR have similar interests regarding the goals and priorities for the Division.
- Customer Satisfaction Instrument
IDVR worked collaboratively with the SRC survey subcommittee to improve the overall Customer Satisfaction Survey process and instrument, which has resulted in greater survey response rate.
- Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment
The Division provided an overview of the CSNA purpose and surveys to better engage with the SRC and accepted the SRC’s input on the draft report.
- Policy Input
IDVR presented several draft policies to the SRC; Supported Employment, Pre-Employment ad Transition Services, Closure and Trail work and Subminimum Wage. The Division, in general, accepted the SRC’s input; adding, deleting, or amending sections to each policy.
9. VR Services Portion of the Combined State Plan
IDVR worked with the Vice-Chair of the SRC regarding comments provided on the VR Services Portion of the State Plan. All of the typographical and grammatical errors noted by the SRC Vice-Chair were corrected. The Division provided a response to the Vice-Chair regarding CE sustainable training. IDVR’s response acknowledged that this is a concern for Division as well and will be addressed as we move forward with CE Pilot 2.0.