Section




[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 2]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR361.1]



[Page 241-242]

 

                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

 CHAPTER III--OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, 

                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

PART 361_STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES PROGRAM--Table of 

Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec.  361.1  Purpose.









                            Subpart A_General



Sec.

361.1 Purpose.

361.2 Eligibility for a grant.

361.3 Authorized activities.

361.4 Applicable regulations.

361.5 Applicable definitions.



       Subpart B_State Plan and Other Requirements for Vocational 

                         Rehabilitation Services



361.10 Submission, approval, and disapproval of the State plan.

361.11 Withholding of funds.



                             Administration



361.12 Methods of administration.

361.13 State agency for administration.

361.14 Substitute State agency.

361.15 Local administration.

361.16 Establishment of an independent commission or a State 

          Rehabilitation Council.

361.17 Requirements for a State Rehabilitation Council.

361.18 Comprehensive system of personnel development.

361.19 Affirmative action for individuals with disabilities.

361.20 Public participation requirements.

361.21 Consultations regarding the administration of the State plan.

361.22 Coordination with education officials.

361.23 Requirements related to the statewide workforce investment 

          system.

361.24 Cooperation and coordination with other entities.

361.25 Statewideness.

361.26 Waiver of statewideness.

361.27 Shared funding and administration of joint programs.

361.28 Third-party cooperative arrangements involving funds from other 

          public agencies.

361.29 Statewide assessment; annual estimates; annual State goals and 

          priorities; strategies; and progress reports.

361.30 Services to American Indians.

361.31 Cooperative agreements with private nonprofit organizations.

361.32 Use of profitmaking organizations for on-the-job training in 

          connection with selected projects.

361.33 [Reserved.]

361.34 Supported employment State plan supplement.

361.35 Innovation and expansion activities.

361.36 Ability to serve all eligible individuals; order of selection for 

          services.

361.37 Information and referral services.

361.38 Protection, use, and release of personal information.

361.39 State-imposed requirements.

361.40 Reports.



                     Provision and Scope of Services



361.41 Processing referrals and applications.

361.42 Assessment for determining eligibility and priority for services.

361.43 Procedures for ineligibility determination.



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361.44 Closure without eligibility determination.

361.45 Development of the individualized plan for employment.

361.46 Content of the individualized plan for employment.

361.47 Record of services.

361.48 Scope of vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with 

          disabilities.

361.49 Scope of vocational rehabilitation services for groups of 

          individuals with disabilities.

361.50 Written policies governing the provision of services for 

          individuals with disabilities.

361.51 Standards for facilities and providers of services.

361.52 Informed choice.

361.53 Comparable services and benefits.

361.54 Participation of individuals in cost of services based on 

          financial need.

361.55 Annual review of individuals in extended employment and other 

          employment under special certificate provisions of the Fair 

          Labor Standards Act.

361.56 Requirements for closing the record of services of an individual 

          who has achieved an employment outcome.

361.57 Review of determinations made by designated State unit personnel.



     Subpart C_Financing of State Vocational Rehabilitation Programs



361.60 Matching requirements.

361.61 Limitation on use of funds for construction expenditures.

361.62 Maintenance of effort requirements.

361.63 Program income.

361.64 Obligation of Federal funds and program income.

361.65 Allotment and payment of Federal funds for vocational 

          rehabilitation services.



Subpart D [Reserved]



        Subpart E_Evaluation Standards and Performance Indicators



361.80 Purpose.

361.81 Applicable definitions.

361.82 Evaluation standards.

361.84 Performance indicators.

361.86 Performance levels.

361.88 Reporting requirements.

361.89 Enforcement procedures.



Appendix A to Part 361--Questions and Answers



    Authority: 29 U.S.C. 709(c), unless otherwise noted.



    Source: 66 FR 4382, Jan. 17, 2001, unless otherwise noted.







    Under the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program 

(Program), the Secretary provides grants to assist States in operating 

statewide comprehensive, coordinated, effective, efficient, and 

accountable programs, each of which is--

    (a) An integral part of a statewide workforce investment system; and

    (b) Designed to assess, plan, develop, and provide vocational 

rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities, consistent 

with their strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, 

capabilities, interests, and informed choice, so that they may prepare 

for and engage in gainful employment.



(Authority: Section 100(a)(2) of the Act; 29 U.S.C. 720(a)(2))