Sec. 507. Collaboration with industry

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The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by inserting after section 109 ( 29 U.S.C. 729 ) the following: A State shall use not less than one-half of one percent of the payment the State receives under section 111 for a fiscal year to award grants to eligible entities to create practical job and career readiness and training programs, and to provide job placements and career advancement. To receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to a designated State agency at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as such agency shall require.

Such application shall include, at a minimum— a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of the program; a plan for collecting and reporting the data and information described under subparagraphs

(A)through

(C)of section 101(a)(10), as determined appropriate by the designated State agency; and a plan for providing for the non-Federal share of the costs of the program. An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to carry out a program that provides one or more of the following: Job development, job placement, and career advancement services for individuals with disabilities. Training in realistic work settings in order to prepare individuals with disabilities for employment and career advancement in the competitive market. Providing individuals with disabilities with such support services as may be required in order to maintain the employment and career advancement for which the individuals have received training. Grants under this section shall— be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years; and be awarded competitively. For the purposes of this section, the term eligible entity means a for-profit business, alone or in partnership with one or more of the following: Community rehabilitation program providers. Indian tribes. Tribal organizations. The Federal share of a program under this section shall not exceed 80 percent of the costs of the program. An individual shall be eligible for services provided under a program under this section if the individual is determined under section 102(a)(1) to be eligible for assistance under this title. .

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