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Finding
Information on the Reauthorization
of the Rehabilitation Act
The 1998 reauthorization
of the Rehabilitation Act (Title IV of the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998; PL 105-220) requires that the State Plan for each VR agency
must include an interagency agreement covering 1) agency financial
responsibility, 2) conditions, terms, & procedures of reimbursement,
3) procedures for resolving interagency disputes, and 4) coordination
of service procedures among the various providers of services to VR
clients. State Plans are due in to the Federal Government by April
1, 2000.
Postsecondary programs should
make sure that they are a part of the planning process in their
states. We are finding that many postsecondary program service providers
are unaware of the provision in the section on the Rehabilitation
Act Reauthorization for interagency agreements. What can you, as
a postsecondary institution, do to prepare for these meetings and
educate yourself about the Act and its potential impact on services
to students who are VR clients?
The entire act is available
free of charge from the Senate Document Room. Fax 202-228-2815 and
request Conference Report 105-659.
Disability Access Information
and Support has developed a virtual Teach In on the subject of Vocational
Rehabilitation and Interagency Agreements. The purpose of the Teach
In is to inform, discuss/share, publicize, and encourage action.
The website for the Teach In is http://www.janejarrow.com/teach-in.
Information can also be found there on how to sign on to the newly-established
listserv that will be used to explore this topic.
Finally, PEPNet has posted
a kit to their webpage to help postsecondary education programs
prepare for negotiations with Vocational Rehabilitation. The website
is http://www.pepnet.org. The
PEPNet website explores the history of the Vocational Rehabilitation-Institution
of Higher Education relationship, recent events that have had an
impact on this relationship, and points that each state Institution
of Higher Education should be sure to obtain clarification on, such
as how funding of out-of-state students will be handled, and the
role of private postsecondary institutions.
Postsecondary programs should make sure that they are a part of the planning process in their states. We are finding that many postsecondary program service providers are unaware of the provision in the section on the Rehabilitation Act Reauthorization for interagency agreements. What can you, as a postsecondary institution, do to prepare for these meetings and educate yourself about the Act and its potential impact on services to students who are VR clients?
The entire act is available free of charge from the Senate Document Room. Fax 202-228-2815 and request Conference Report 105-659.
Disability Access Information and Support has developed a virtual Teach In on the subject of Vocational Rehabilitation and Interagency Agreements. The purpose of the Teach In is to inform, discuss/share, publicize, and encourage action. The website for the Teach In is http://www.janejarrow.com/teach-in. Information can also be found there on how to sign on to the newly-established listserv that will be used to explore this topic.
Finally, PEPNet has posted
a kit to their webpage to help postsecondary education programs
prepare for negotiations with Vocational Rehabilitation. The website
is http://www.pepnet.org. The
PEPNet website explores the history of the Vocational Rehabilitation-Institution
of Higher Education relationship, recent events that have had an
impact on this relationship, and points that each state Institution
of Higher Education should be sure to obtain clarification on, such
as how funding of out-of-state students will be handled, and the
role of private postsecondary institutions.
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