[Nfb-hi] FW: Public Hearing for Order of Selection

[Milton Ota]

From: Abe, Gavan [mailto:GAbe at dhs.hawaii.gov] 
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 7:10 PM
Subject: Public Hearing for Order of Selection

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) of Hawaii and the Department of Human
Services, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), will hold a public
hearing to receive comments on Order of Selection.  

 

§17-401.1-5 Order of selection. (a) The purpose and intent of the division’s
order of selection is to provide an organized and equitable system for
serving eligible individuals and processing of referrals when the division
is unable to serve, on a timely basis, all eligible individuals who have
applied for services.

 

The public will have the opportunity to provide comment regarding Order of
Selection on:

 

May 30, 2017, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

 

DVR Administration Office

600 Kapiolani Blvd, Room 305

Honolulu, Hawaii

 

Neighbor Islands can participate via video-conferencing at the following
locations:           

 


State Building 

75 Aupuni Street, Room 110

Hilo, Hawaii

Kuakini Towers Building

75-5722 Kuakini Hwy, Room 213 

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii


State Building 

54 South High Street, Room 309

Wailuku, Hawaii

State Building 

3060 Eiwa Street, Room 304

Lihue, Hawaii

 

All interested persons are invited to attend the hearing and to state their
views relative to the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Order of Selection
either orally or in writing.  Should written testimony be presented, one (1)
copy shall be made available to the presiding officer at the public hearing
or in advance to the VR Administrator, 600 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm. 305,
Honolulu, HI 96813, by Friday, May 26, 2017.  

 


A copy of the Order of Selection in Code of Federal Regulations Title 34
§361.36 and in Hawaii Administrative Rules Department of Human Services
Title17 §401.1-5 can be viewed on Vocational Rehabilitation website after
May 1, 2017 at:
<http://humanservices.hawaii.gov/vr/policies-procedures/dvradminrules/>
http://humanservices.hawaii.gov/vr/policies-procedures/dvradminrules/ 


 

To request special accommodations for the public hearing or obtain
alternative format copy of the VR Order of Selection Policy in advance of
the public hearing, please call 586-4822 or 586-9744 by May 12 on regular
business days between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

 

 

Department of Human Services

 Pankaj Bhanot, Director

 

 

Gavan Abe

Community Services Coordinator

Ho`opono Services for the Blind

1901 Bachelot Street

Honolulu, HI 96817

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