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
- k. Annual Estimates
Describe:
- k. Annual Estimates
k. 1. The number of individuals in the State who are eligible for services
Current Narrative:
(k) Annual Estimates. Describe:
(1) The number of individuals in the State who are eligible for services.
Looking at the trend in the number of clients served by DORS for the last two years, DORS estimates that for Federal Fiscal Year 2020 23,000 individuals and for Federal Fiscal Year 2021 24,000 individuals would be eligible for VR services under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act. For students with a disability seeking Pre-Employment Transitioning Services (Pre-ETS) based on current trends, DORS is estimating that 9,000 students in Federal Fiscal Year 2020, comprising of 5,400 potentially eligible students and 3,600 students who have applied for VR services. Estimates for Federal Fiscal Year 2021 includes 11,000 students, of which 6,600 are potentially eligible students and 4,400 students who have applied for VR services.