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
f. Arrangements and Cooperative Agreements for the Provision of Supported Employment Services
Describe the designated State agency’s efforts to identify and make arrangements, including entering into cooperative agreements, with other State agencies and other appropriate entities in order to provide supported employment services and extended employment services, as applicable, to individuals with the most significant disabilities, including youth with the most significant disabilities.
Current Narrative:
Michigan Rehabilitation Services has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration (BHDDA), which ensures proper utilization of resources under the Title VI, Part C Program. This agreement was written to comply with the content requirements in 34 CFR 363.50(b) outlining each agency's responsibility in reference to the Supported Employment program.
A description of the agreement follows:
In response to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requirements, the BHDDA and MRS enter into this agreement for the purpose of increasing individual competitive integrated employment outcomes (including Supported and Customized Employment) for people with disabilities including those with the most significant disabilities jointly served by both agencies. This agreement strives to clarify and facilitate the coordination of services and resources to support competitive integrated employment outcomes in a seamless and non-duplicative manner.
The MOU serves as a guide for the subsequent development of local level Interagency Cash Transfer Agreements between MRS and Community Mental Health Service Providers.