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2 Year Modification

Idaho PYs 2022-2023 (Mod)
C

Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Blind)

Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Blind)
- a. Input of State Rehabilitation Council
- b. Request for Waiver of Statewideness
- c. Cooperative Agreements with Agencies Not Carrying Out Activities Under the Statewide Workforce Development System
- d. Coordination with Education Officials
  - 1. The designated State unit's plans, policies, and procedures for coordination with education officials to facilitate the transition of students with disabilities from school to the receipt of VR services, including pre-employment transition services, as well as procedures for the timely development and approval of individualized plans for employment for the students
  - 2. Information on the formal interagency agreement with the State educational agency with respect to:
    A. Consultation and technical assistance to assist educational agencies in planning for the transition of students with disabilities from school to post-school activities, including VR services;
    B. Transition planning by personnel of the designated State agency and educational agency that facilitates the development and implementation of their individualized education programs;
    C. Roles and responsibilities, including financial responsibilities, of each agency, including provisions for determining State lead agencies and qualified personnel responsible for transition services;
    D. Procedures for outreach to and identification of students with disabilities who need transition services.
- e. Cooperative Agreements with Private Nonprofit Organizations
- f. Arrangements and Cooperative Agreements for the Provision of Supported Employment Services
- g. Coordination with Employers
  - 1. VR Services; and
  - 2. Transition services, including pre-employment transition services, for students and youth with disabilities.
- h. Interagency Cooperation
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- j. Statewide Assessment
  - 1. Provide an assessment of the rehabilitation needs of individuals with disabilities residing within the State, particularly the VR services needs of those:
    A. With the most significant disabilities, including their need for supported employment services;
    B. Who are minorities;
    C. Who have been unserved or underserved by the VR program;
    D. Who have been served through other components of the statewide workforce development system; and
    E. Who are youth with disabilities and students with disabilities, including, as appropriate, their need for pre-employment transition services or other transition services.
  - 2. Identify the need to establish, develop, or improve community rehabilitation programs within the State; and
  - 3. Include an assessment of the needs of individuals with disabilities for transition career services and pre-employment transition services, and the extent to which such services are coordinated with transition services provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- k. Annual Estimates
- l. State Goals and Priorities
- m. Order of Selection
  - 1. Whether the designated State unit will implement and order of selection. If so, describe:
    A. The order to be followed in selecting eligible individuals to be provided VR services
    B. The justification for the order
    C. The service and outcome goals
    D. Time within which these goals may be achieved for individuals in each priority category within the order; and
    E. How individuals with the most significant disabilities are selected for services before all other individuals with disabilities
  - 2. If the designated State unit has elected to serve eligible individuals, regardless of any established order of selection, who require specific services or equipment to maintain employment
- n. Goals and Plans for Distribution of title VI Funds
  - 1. Specify the State's goals and priorities for funds received under section 603 of the Rehabilitation Act for the provision of supported employment services
  - 2. Describe the activities to be conducted, with funds reserved pursuant to section 603(d), for youth with the most significant disabilities, including:
    A. The provision of extended services for a period not to exceed 4 years; and
    B. How the State will leverage other public and private funds to increase resources for extended services and expanded supported employment opportunities for youth with the most significant disabilities.
- o. State's Strategies
- p. Evaluation and Reports of Progress: VR and Supported Employment Goals
  - 1. An evaluation of the extent to which the VR program goals described in the approved VR services portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan for the most recently completed program year were achieved. The evaluation must:
    A. Identify the strategies that contributed to the achievement of the goals
    B. Describe the factors that impeded the achievement of the goals and priorities
  - 2. An evaluation of the extent to which the Supported Employment program goals described in the Supported Employment Supplement for the most recent program year were achieved. The evaluation must:
    A. Identify the strategies that contributed to the achievement of the goals
    B. Describe the factors that impeded the achievement of the goals and priorities
  - 3. The VR program’s performance on the performance accountability indicators under section 116 of WIOA
  - 4. How the funds reserved for innovation and expansion (I&E) activities were utilized
- q. Quality, Scope, and Extent of Supported Employment Services
  - 1. The quality, scope, and extent of supported employment services to be provided to individuals with the most significant disabilities, including youth with the most significant disabilities
  - 2. The timing of transition to extended services
- Vocational Rehabilitation (Blind) Certifications
  - 1. The (enter the name of designated State agency or designated State unit, as appropriate,) is authorized to submit the VR services portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act), as amended by WIOA[14], and its supplement under title VI of the Rehabilitation Act[15];
    Enter the name of designated State agency or designated State unit, as appropriate
  - 2. As a condition for the receipt of Federal funds under title I of the Rehabilitation Act for the provision of VR services, the (enter the name of designated State agency)[16] agrees to operate and administer the State VR Services Program in accordance with the VR services portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan[17] , the Rehabilitation Act, and all applicable regulations[18] , policies, and procedures established by the Secretary of Education. Funds made available under section 111 of the Rehabilitation Act are used solely for the provision of VR services and the administration of the VR services portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan;
    Enter the name of designated State agency
  - 3. As a condition for the receipt of Federal funds under title VI of the Rehabilitation Act for supported employment services, the designated State agency agrees to operate and administer the State Supported Employment Services Program in accordance with the supplement to the VR services portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan[19] , the Rehabilitation Act, and all applicable regulations[20] , policies, and procedures established by the Secretary of Education. Funds made available under title VI are used solely for the provision of supported employment services and the administration of the supplement to the VR services portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan;
  - 4. The designated State agency and/or the designated State unit has the authority under State law to perform the functions of the State regarding the VR services portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan and its supplement;
  - 5. The State legally may carry out each provision of the VR services portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan and its supplement.
  - 6. All provisions of the VR services portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan and its supplement are consistent with State law.
  - 7. The (enter the name of authorized representative below) has the authority under State law to receive, hold, and disburse Federal funds made available under the VR services portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan and its supplement;
    Enter the name of authorized representative below
  - 8. The (enter the title of authorized representative below) has the authority to submit the VR services portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan and the supplement for Supported Employment services;
    Enter the title of authorized representative below
  - 9. The agency that submits the VR services portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan and its supplement has adopted or otherwise formally approved the plan and its supplement.
  - Footnotes
  - Certification Signature
- Assurances
- Vocational Rehabilitation Program Performance Indicators