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
p. 3. The VR program’s performance on the performance accountability indicators under section 116 of WIOA
Current Narrative:
(3) The VR program’s performance on the performance accountability indicators under section 116 of WIOA.
For the first two years of PYs 2020-2023 Plans, the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program, authorized under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA, will have two full years of data available for the Measurable Skill Gains indicator only. Therefore, the Departments will designate the following indicators as “baseline” for the VR program for PY 2020 and PY 2021:
• Employment (Second Quarter after Exit);
• Employment (Fourth Quarter after Exit);
• Median Earnings (Second Quarter after Exit); and
• Credential Attainment Rate
VR agencies must continue to collect and report on all indicators, including those that have been designated as “baseline, pursuant to section 116(d) of WIOA.” The actual performance data reported by these programs for indicators designated as “baseline” for PY 2020 and PY 2021 will serve as baseline data in future years. The Departments will require VR agencies to submit expected levels of performance for these indicators for PY 2022 and PY 2023.
Measurable Skill Gains Indicator
| Program | PY 2017 Actual | PY 2018 Actual | PY 2020 Expected Level | PY 2020 Negotiated Level | PY 2021 Expected Level | PY 2021 Negotiated Level |
| Vocational Rehabilitation | 6.2% | 13.5% | 10.3% | 20% | 10.3% | 25% |