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
- o. State's Strategies
Describe the required strategies and how the agency will use these strategies to achieve its goals and priorities, support innovation and expansion activities, and overcome any barriers to accessing the VR and the Supported Employment programs (See sections 101(a)(15)(D) and (18)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act and section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)):
- o. State's Strategies
o. 6. Strategies to improve the performance of the State with respect to the performance accountability measures under section 116 of WIOA
Current Narrative:
(6) Strategies to improve the performance of the State with respect to the performance accountability measures under section 116 of WIOA.
- DORS will continue to actively participate with the WIOA partners on the WIOA Workgroups. The collaboration will ensure effective and efficient implementation of new common performance accountability measures in Maryland, identification of best presentation of WIOA performance reports for the state and for Local Areas, development of recommendations for additional measures, and negotiation of levels of performance/adjustment factors;
- DORS and the other WIOA Core Programs will establish base-line or benchmarking data in the first year of data collection for the new Common Performance measures;
- In order to secure wage data for DORS consumers working in other states, DORS will explore strategies with MD Labor to access Wage Record Interchange System wage reporting system;
- DORS will review data sharing agreement with the WIOA partners as described within this plan for possible revisions to have better access to wage data; and
- Federal employment data is available through FEDES, which is operated by the University of Baltimore, Jacob France Institute under contract with MD Labor and the USDOL. DORS will work with WIOA partners to review existing agreement and take appropriate actions to ensure access to federal wage records.