[Nfbc-info] FYI FW: FYI FW: (CORRECTED) Opportunity To Review Proposed Federal Regulations That Will Affect Individuals With Disabilities

[robert stigile]

yes
thanks

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> On Apr 9, 2015, at 9:10 AM, Michael Hingson via Nfbc-info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Robert,
> 
> Is this the one? 
> 
> 
> Best,
> 
> 
> Michael Hingson
> 
> From: Xavier, Joe at DOR [mailto:Joe.Xavier at dor.ca.gov]
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 7:08 PM
> To: Xavier, Joe at DOR
> Subject: (CORRECTED) Opportunity To Review Proposed Federal Regulations That
> Will Affect Individuals With Disabilities
> 
> 
> 
> The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor have made
> proposed regulations intended to be officially published on April 16, 2015
> available for review now. The proposed regulations are under the
> Rehabilitation Act, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
> Act (WIOA). 
> 
> The Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) began its review of the draft
> regulations when they became available yesterday afternoon. We urge everyone
> interested in advancing the employment, independence and equality of
> individuals with a disability to join DOR in reading the stated reasons and
> proposed regulations, and identifying any regulation that may make it more
> difficult to assist individuals with disabilities in obtaining employment.
> Find the advance copy of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM),
> containing the draft regulations on the Federal Register
> 
> The draft regulations affecting individuals receiving services from DOR are
> available in PDF format in the following three documents below:
> 
> *
> <https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2015-05535.p
> df> Miscellaneous Program Changes
> 
> *
> <https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2015-05528.p
> df> Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and 
> df> the
> One-Stop System Joint Provisions
> 
> *
> <https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2015-05538.p
> df> State Supported Employment Services program; Limitations on Use of
> Subminimum Wage
> 
> If you are interested in reviewing other regulations related to the four
> titles of WIOA, you may visit
> <https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection>
> https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection.
> 
> We must assist our federal agencies in developing regulations that provide
> the flexibility we need in providing services, and in using our limited
> state and federal funds to meet the unique needs of our consumers. Once the
> regulations are officially published on April 16, 2015, we will all have 60
> days to submit our comments to the federal departments for consideration
> before the federal agencies finalize the regulations. 
> 
> Together, through our public comments, we can help shape the law and avoid
> unintended consequences of fewer individuals going to work because of an
> overly restrictive new regulation, or because an existing regulation that
> creates a barrier to employment isn't modified. 
> 
> Collaboration is at the heart of all we do, including the implementation of
> WIOA. We are currently considering ways of sharing our preliminary review
> with you next month, including the possibility of a public forum or of
> posting a written summary of our review on our website. Please email us at
> <mailto:wioa at dor.ca.gov> wioa at dor.ca.gov to alert DOR of any provisions we
> should pay particular attention to, or for any questions about our approach
> to developing comments on the regulations.
> 
> On to 20 at 20x20,
> 
> Joe Xavier
> 
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