[Ohio-talk] Public Comment - VR Policies

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Ohio, your input is very important, and it becomes part of public record
when you submit your comment on the Vocational Rehabilitation draft
policies. When they ask us to give feed back then we should. I have included
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Public Comment - VR Policies

April 29, 2019,

Your input is important to us! Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
(OOD) is seeking public comment on the following Vocational Rehabilitation
draft policies:

80-VR-01      "Vocational Rehabilitation Application and Intake"

80-VR-06      "Vocational Rehabilitation Eligibility and Order of Selection
(OOS)"

These draft policies are written in compliance with Ohio Revised Code (ORC)
3304.15, 3304.17; Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 3304-2-51, 3304-2-53,
3304-2-54, 3304-2-65; 34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 361.5, 361.41,
361.42, 361.57; 361.37 and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(WIOA) of 2014.

You can locate a copy of these draft policies at
https://ood.ohio.gov/Information/Notice-of-Policy-Public-Comment.  Your
feedback will be accepted between Monday, April 29, 2019 through Monday, May
13, 2019. Feedback should be emailed to the OOD Policy Public Comment
mailbox at  <mailto:OOD.PolicyPublicComment at ood.ohio.gov>
OOD.PolicyPublicComment at ood.ohio.gov.

This mailbox is specifically for feedback on OOD policies only.  Case
service questions or comments should not be submitted to this mailbox.
Please direct these types of questions or comments to the appropriate OOD
field office staff.

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The services described are funded, in part, with federal funds awarded by
the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) under the Vocational Rehabilitation
(VR), Supported Employment Services, and the Independent Living Services for
Older Individuals Who are Blind (OIB) programs. For purposes of the VR
program, the federal VR grant paid 78.7% of the total costs of the program.
In federal fiscal year (FFY) 2018, the VR agency received $100,336,097 in
federal VR funds. Funds appropriated by the state paid 21.3% of the total
costs $27,155,767 under the VR program.

The Pre-Employment Transition Services provided under the VR program,
described, are funded 100% through a grant from the U.S. DOE. For FFY 2018,
the total amount of grant funds used for these services is $15,050,415.

For purposes of the Supported Employment program (youth with a disability
program), federal funds paid 100% of the total costs. In FFY 2018, the VR
agency received $303,725 in federal supported employment funds (youth with a
disability program).

For purposes of the Supported Employment program, federal funds paid 95% of
the total costs. In FFY 2018, the VR agency received $303,725 in federal
Supported Employment funds. State appropriated funds paid 5% $33,747 of the
total costs under the Supported Employment program.

For purposes of the OIB program, federal funds paid 90% of the total costs
incurred under the program. In FFY 2018, the agency received $1,174,400 in
federal grant funds for this program. Funds appropriated by the State paid
10% $130,489 of the total costs incurred under the OIB program.

The services described are funded, in part, with federal funds awarded by
Health and Human Services (HHS) under the independent living (IL) program.
For purposes of the federal IL program the federal grant paid 90% of the
total costs of the program. In FFY 2018, OOD received $632,411 in federal IL
funds. Funds appropriated by the state paid 10% of the total costs $70,268
under the IL program.

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