[nfbmi-talk] betcha this wasn't brought up at staff meeting
joe harcz Comcast
joeharcz at comcast.net
Wed Jun 23 15:47:56 UTC 2010
No big deal Fred...This is a very important discussion no matter the subject
line!
Peace,
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at comcast.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] betcha this wasn't brought up at staff meeting
> Hey Joe,
>
> My mistake! Sorry. Somehow I thought this message had the blizzard as a
> subject. I apologize for not being more careful.
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
> Fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Fred Wurtzel
> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 11:09 AM
> To: 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] betcha this wasn't brought up at staff meeting
>
> Hey Joe,
>
> Could you change the subject when you send out a different topic? This
> Blizzard subject is to do with the college policy, so it is more difficult
> to file things that have the same subject line and a different topic.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
> Fred
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of joe harcz Comcast
> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 10:41 AM
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> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] betcha this wasn't brought up at staff meeting
>
> Sec. 361.18 Comprehensive system of personnel development.
>
>
>
> The State plan must describe the procedures and activities the
>
> State agency will undertake to establish and maintain a comprehensive
>
> system of personnel development designed to ensure an adequate supply
>
> of qualified rehabilitation personnel, including professionals and
>
> paraprofessionals, for the designated State unit. If the State agency
>
> has a State Rehabilitation Council, this description must, at a
>
> minimum, specify that the Council has an opportunity to review and
>
> comment on the development of plans, policies, and procedures necessary
>
> to meet the requirements of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this section.
>
> This description must also conform with the following requirements:
>
> (a) Data system on personnel and personnel development. The State
>
> plan must describe the development and maintenance of a system by the
>
> State agency for collecting and analyzing on an annual basis data on
>
> qualified personnel needs and personnel development, in accordance with
>
> the following requirements:
>
> (1) Data on qualified personnel needs must include--
>
> (i) The number of personnel who are employed by the State agency in
>
> the provision of vocational rehabilitation services in relation to the
>
> number of individuals served, broken down by personnel category;
>
> (ii) The number of personnel currently needed by the State agency
>
> to provide vocational rehabilitation services, broken down by personnel
>
> category; and
>
> (iii) Projections of the number of personnel, broken down by
>
> personnel category, who will be needed by the State agency to provide
>
> vocational rehabilitation services in the State in 5 years based on
>
> projections of the number of individuals to be served, including
>
> individuals with significant disabilities, the number of personnel
>
> expected to retire or leave the field, and other relevant factors.
>
> (2) Data on personnel development must include--
>
> (i) A list of the institutions of higher education in the State
>
> that are preparing vocational rehabilitation professionals, by type of
>
> program;
>
> (ii) The number of students enrolled at each of those institutions,
>
> broken down by type of program; and
>
> (iii) The number of students who graduated during the prior year
>
> from each of those institutions with certification or licensure, or
>
> with the credentials for certification or licensure, broken down by the
>
> personnel category for which they have received, or have the
>
> credentials to receive, certification or licensure.
>
> (b) Plan for recruitment, preparation, and retention of qualified
>
> personnel. The State plan must describe the development, updating, and
>
> implementation of a plan to address the current and projected needs for
>
> personnel who are qualified in accordance with paragraph (c) of this
>
> section. The plan must identify the personnel needs based on the data
>
> collection and analysis system described in paragraph (a) of this
>
> section and must provide for the coordination and facilitation of
>
> efforts between the designated State unit and institutions of higher
>
> education and professional associations to recruit, prepare, and retain
>
> personnel who are qualified in accordance with paragraph (c) of this
>
> section, including personnel from minority backgrounds and personnel
>
> who are individuals with disabilities.
>
> (c) Personnel standards.
>
> (1) The State plan must include the State agency's policies and
>
> describe the procedures the State agency will undertake to establish
>
> and maintain standards to ensure that all professional and
>
> paraprofessional personnel needed within the designated State unit to
>
> carry out this part are appropriately and adequately prepared and
>
> trained, including--
>
> (i) Standards that are consistent with any national or State-
>
> approved or -recognized certification, licensing, or registration
>
> requirements, or, in the absence of these requirements, other
>
> comparable requirements (including State personnel requirements) that
>
> apply to the profession or discipline in which that category of
>
> personnel is providing vocational rehabilitation services; and
>
> (ii) To the extent that existing standards are not based on the
>
> highest requirements in the State, the steps the State is currently
>
> taking and the steps the State plans to take to retrain or hire
>
> personnel to meet standards that are based on the highest requirements
>
> in the State, including measures to notify State unit personnel, the
>
> institutions of higher education identified under paragraph (a)(2)(i)
>
> of this section, and other public agencies of these steps and the
>
> timelines for taking each step. The steps taken by the State unit under
>
> this paragraph must be described in a written plan that includes--
>
> (A) Specific strategies for retraining, recruiting, and hiring
>
> personnel;
>
> (B) The specific time period by which all State unit personnel will
>
> meet the standards described in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section;
>
> (C) Procedures for evaluating the State unit's progress in hiring
>
> or retraining personnel to meet applicable personnel standards within
>
> the time period established under paragraph (c)(1)(ii)(B) of this
>
> section; and
>
> (D) In instances in which the State unit is unable to immediately
>
> hire new personnel who meet the requirements in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of
>
> this section, the initial minimum qualifications that the designated
>
> State unit will require of newly hired personnel and a plan for
>
> training those individuals to meet applicable requirements within the
>
> time period established under paragraph (c)(1)(ii)(B) of this section.
>
> (2) As used in this section--
>
> (i) Highest requirements in the State applicable to that profession
>
> or discipline means the highest entry-level academic degree needed for
>
> any national or State-approved or -recognized certification, licensing,
>
> registration, or, in the absence of these requirements, other
>
> comparable requirements that apply to that profession or discipline.
>
> The current requirements of all State statutes and regulations of other
>
> agencies in the State applicable to that profession or discipline must
>
> be considered and must be kept on file by the designated State unit and
>
> available to the public.
>
> (ii) Profession or discipline means a specific occupational
>
> category, including any paraprofessional occupational category, that--
>
> (A) Provides rehabilitation services to individuals with
>
> disabilities;
>
> (B) Has been established or designated by the State unit; and
>
> (C) Has a specified scope of responsibility.
>
> (d) Staff development.
>
> (1) The State plan must include the State agency's policies and
>
> describe the procedures and activities the State agency will undertake
>
> to ensure that all personnel employed by the State unit receive
>
> appropriate and adequate training, including a description of--
>
> (i) A system of staff development for rehabilitation professionals
>
> and paraprofessionals within the State unit, particularly with respect
>
> to assessment, vocational counseling, job placement, and rehabilitation
>
> technology; and
>
> (ii) Procedures for acquiring and disseminating to rehabilitation
>
> professionals and paraprofessionals within the designated State unit
>
> significant knowledge from research and other sources.
>
> (2) The specific training areas for staff development must be based
>
> on the
>
>
>
> [[Page 4395]]
>
>
>
> needs of each State unit and may include, but are not limited to--
>
> (i) Training regarding the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the
>
> amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 made by the Rehabilitation
>
> Act Amendments of 1998;
>
> (ii) Training with respect to the requirements of the Americans
>
> with Disabilities Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
>
> and Social Security work incentive programs, including programs under
>
> the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999,
>
> training to facilitate informed choice under this program, and training
>
> to improve the provision of services to culturally diverse populations;
>
> and
>
> (iii) Activities related to--
>
> (A) Recruitment and retention of qualified rehabilitation
>
> personnel;
>
> (B) Succession planning; and
>
> (C) Leadership development and capacity building.
>
> (e) Personnel to address individual communication needs. The State
>
> plan must describe how the State unit--
>
> (1) Includes among its personnel, or obtains the services of,
>
> individuals able to communicate in the native languages of applicants
>
> and eligible individuals who have limited English speaking ability; and
>
> (2) Includes among its personnel, or obtains the services of,
>
> individuals able to communicate with applicants and eligible
>
> individuals in appropriate modes of communication.
>
> (f) Coordination with personnel development under the Individuals
>
> with Disabilities Education Act. The State plan must describe the
>
> procedures and activities the State agency will undertake to coordinate
>
> its comprehensive system of personnel development under the Act with
>
> personnel development under the Individuals with Disabilities Education
>
> Act.
>
>
>
> (Authority: Section 101(a)(7) of the Act; 29 U.S.C. 721(a)(7))
>
>
>
>
>
> Sec. 361.19 Affirmative action for individuals with disabilities.
>
>
>
> The State plan must assure that the State agency takes affirmative
>
> action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with
>
> disabilities covered under and on the same terms and conditions as
>
> stated in section 503 of the Act.
>
>
>
> (Authority: Section 101(a)(6)(B) of the Act; 29 U.S.C. 721(a)(6)(B))
>
>
>
>
>
> Sec. 361.20 Public participation requirements.
>
>
>
> (a) Conduct of public meetings. The State plan must assure that
>
> prior to the adoption of any substantive policies or procedures
>
> governing the provision of vocational rehabilitation services under the
>
> State plan, including making any substantive amendments to the policies
>
> and procedures, the designated State agency conducts public meetings
>
> throughout the State to provide the public, including individuals with
>
> disabilities, an opportunity to comment on the policies or procedures.
>
> (b) Notice requirements. The State plan must assure that the
>
> designated State agency, prior to conducting the public meetings,
>
> provides appropriate and sufficient notice throughout the State of the
>
> meetings in accordance with--
>
> (1) State law governing public meetings; or
>
> (2) In the absence of State law governing public meetings,
>
> procedures developed by the designated State agency in consultation
>
> with the State Rehabilitation Council.
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