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
m. 1. B. The justification for the order
Current Narrative:
Since 1995, CDOR has operated the VR program under a Declaration of Order of Selection due to inadequate resources to provide VR services to all individuals with disabilities in California. Annually, CDOR reviews projected resources and projected costs for each state fiscal year, which starts July 1 and ends June 30, as provided by California Code of Regulations, title 9, section 7052(a), and determines whether the projected resources continue to be inadequate to meet all the projected costs for state fiscal year. If projected resources remain inadequate to provide VR services to all individuals with disabilities in California, a new Order of Selection is issued, before June 30, informing the public that projected resources are not adequate to serve all eligible individuals, and lists the priority categories which can be served during the next state fiscal year.
Priority Category 1: Individual With A Most Significant Disability
An individual with a disability who has a serious limitation in terms of employment in at least four functional capacity areas; is expected to require multiple VR services over an extended period of time (more than six months); and has one or more physical or mental disabilities.
Priority Category 2: Individual With A Significant Disability
An individual who the Social Security Administration has determined is eligible for Social Security benefits as a result of a disability or blindness; or, an individual who meets the following three criteria: has a serious limitation in terms of employment in at least one functional capacity area; is expected to require multiple VR services over an extended period of time (more than six months); and has one or more physical or mental disabilities resulting from another disability or a combination of disabilities as determined by the basis of an assessment for determining eligibility and VR needs to cause comparable substantial functional limitation in accordance with 34 C.F.R. 361.5(c)(30(iii).
Priority Category 3: Individual With a Disability
An individual with a disability who has at least one limitation in terms of employment in any functional capacity area; and, is not expected to require multiple VR services over an extended period of time.