Sec. 563. Supported employment services
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Part B of title VI ( 29 U.S.C. 795g ) is amended to read as follows: It is the purpose of this part to authorize allotments, in addition to grants for vocational rehabilitation services under title I, to assist States in developing collaborative programs with appropriate entities to provide supported employment services for individuals with the most significant disabilities, including youth with the most significant disabilities, to enable such individuals to achieve an employment outcome of supported employment in competitive integrated employment.
The Secretary shall allot the sums appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out this part among the States on the basis of relative population of each State, except that— no State shall receive less than $250,000, or 1/3 of 1 percent of the sums appropriated for the fiscal year for which the allotment is made, whichever amount is greater; and if the sums appropriated to carry out this part for the fiscal year exceed the sums appropriated to carry out this part for fiscal year 1992 by $1,000,000 or more, no State shall receive less than $300,000, or 1/3 of 1 percent of the sums appropriated for the fiscal year for which the allotment is made, whichever amount is greater.
For the purposes of this subsection, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall not be considered to be States. Each jurisdiction described in subparagraph
(A)shall be allotted not less than 1/8 of 1 percent of the amounts appropriated for the fiscal year for which the allotment is made. Whenever the Commissioner determines that any amount of an allotment to a State for any fiscal year will not be expended by such State for carrying out the provisions of this part, the Commissioner shall make such amount available for carrying out the provisions of this part to 1 or more of the States that the Commissioner determines will be able to use additional amounts during such year for carrying out such provisions. Any amount made available to a State for any fiscal year pursuant to the preceding sentence shall, for the purposes of this section, be regarded as an increase in the allotment of the State (as determined under the preceding provisions of this section) for such year. A State that receives an allotment under this part shall not use more than 5 percent of the funds made available through the allotment to pay for administrative costs. A State that receives an allotment under this part shall expend half of the allotment for the provision of supported employment services, including extended services, to youth with the most significant disabilities in order to assist those youth to achieve an employment outcome in supported employment. Funds provided under this part may be used to provide supported employment services to individuals who are eligible under this part. Except as provided in paragraph (2), funds provided under this part, or title I, may not be used to provide extended services to individuals who are eligible under this part or title I. Funds allotted under this part, or title I, and used for the provision of services under this part to youth with the most significant disabilities pursuant to section 622(d), may be used to provide extended services to youth with the most significant disabilities. Such extended services shall be available for a period not to exceed 4 years. An individual, including a youth with a disability, shall be eligible under this part to receive supported employment services authorized under this part if— the individual is eligible for vocational rehabilitation services under title I; the individual is determined to be an individual with a most significant disability; for purposes of activities carried out with funds described in section 622(d), the individual is a youth with a disability, as defined in section (7)(42); and a comprehensive assessment of rehabilitation needs of the individual described in section 7(2)(B), including an evaluation of rehabilitation, career, and job needs, identifies supported employment as the appropriate employment outcome for the individual. To be eligible for an allotment under this part, a State shall submit to the Commissioner, as part of the State plan under section 101, a State plan supplement for providing supported employment services authorized under this Act to individuals, including youth with the most significant disabilities, who are eligible under this Act to receive the services. Each State shall make such annual revisions in the plan supplement as may be necessary. Each such plan supplement shall— designate each designated State agency as the agency to administer the program assisted under this part; summarize the results of the comprehensive, statewide assessment conducted under section 101(a)(15)(A)(i), with respect to the rehabilitation needs of individuals, including youth, with significant disabilities and the need for supported employment services, including needs related to coordination; describe the quality, scope, and extent of supported employment services authorized under this Act to be provided to individuals, including youth with the most significant disabilities, who are eligible under this Act to receive the services and specify the goals and plans of the State with respect to the distribution of funds received under section 622; demonstrate evidence of the efforts of the designated State agency to identify and make arrangements (including entering into cooperative agreements) with other State agencies and other appropriate entities to assist in the provision of supported employment services; demonstrate evidence of the efforts of the designated State agency to identify and make arrangements (including entering into cooperative agreements) with other public or nonprofit agencies or organizations within the State, employers, natural supports, and other entities with respect to the provision of extended services; describe the activities to be conducted pursuant to section 622(d) for youth with the most significant disabilities, including— the provision of extended services for a period not to exceed 4 years; and how the State will use the funds specified in section 622(d) to leverage other public and private funds to increase resources for extended services and expand supported employment opportunities for youth with the most significant disabilities; provide assurances that— funds made available under this part will only be used to provide supported employment services authorized under this Act to individuals who are eligible under this part to receive the services; the comprehensive assessments of individuals with significant disabilities, including youth with the most significant disabilities, conducted under section 102(b)(1) and funded under title I will include consideration of supported employment as an appropriate employment outcome; an individualized plan for employment, as required by section 102, will be developed and updated using funds under title I in order to— specify the supported employment services to be provided, including, as appropriate, for youth with the most significant disabilities, transition services, and pre-employment transition services provided in accordance with sections 101(a)(25) and 114; specify the expected extended services needed, including the extended services that may be provided to youth with the most significant disabilities under this part, in accordance with an approved individualized plan for employment, for a period not to exceed 4 years; and identify, as appropriate, the source of extended services, which may include natural supports, or that it is not possible to identify the source of extended services at the time the individualized plan for employment is developed; the State will use funds provided under this part only to supplement, and not supplant, the funds provided under title I, in providing supported employment services specified in the individualized plan for employment; services provided under an individualized plan for employment will be coordinated with services provided under other individualized plans established under other Federal or State programs; to the extent jobs skills training is provided, the training will be provided onsite; supported employment services will include placement in an integrated setting based on the unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice of individuals with the most significant disabilities; the State agencies designated under paragraph
(1)will expend not more than 5 percent of the allotment of the State under this part for administrative costs of carrying out this part; and with respect to supported employment services provided to youth with the most significant disabilities pursuant to section 622(d), the designated State agency will provide, directly or indirectly through public or private entities, non-Federal contributions towards the grant award in an amount that is not less than 10 percent of the costs of carrying out such services; and contain such other information and be submitted in such manner as the Commissioner may require. Each State agency designated under section 625(b)(1) shall collect the information required by section 101(a)(10) separately for— eligible individuals receiving supported employment services under this part; eligible individuals receiving supported employment services under title I; eligible youth receiving supported employment services under this part; and eligible youth receiving supported employment services under title I. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a State from providing supported employment services in accordance with the State plan submitted under section 101 by using funds made available through a State allotment under section 110. Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit a State from providing discrete postemployment services in accordance with the State plan submitted under section 101 by using funds made available through a State allotment under section 110 to an individual who is eligible under this part. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part, including for technical assistance, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018. .
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