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Supported Employment

Supported Employment. Workforce Innovation Opportunity ACT (WIOA) 10 changes: WIOA and Supported Employment Presented via Skype on February 28, 2018. WIOA was enacted into law July, 2014. Rehabilitation services administration posted final regulations August, 2016.

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Supported Employment

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  1. Supported Employment • Workforce Innovation Opportunity ACT (WIOA) • 10 changes: • WIOA and Supported Employment • Presented via Skype on February 28, 2018

  2. WIOA was enacted into law July, 2014 Rehabilitation services administration posted final regulations August, 2016. Oregon VR must revise both Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) and VR procedures (formally called the VR Policy Manual) to align with federal and state law. The Supported Employment Procedures Manual is part of that work.

  3. 10 changes: • Collaboration with others emphasized • Emphasis on services for youth (14-24) • Competitive Integrated Employment • Part-time employment • Extended services for youth • Integrated/not competitive (integrated with support) • Short term basis • Length of Supported Employment Services • Documentation • Oregon changes

  4. Collaboration with: • Extended services funding sources • DHS/ODDS, APD • OHA/ Mental health • The Workforce system • The Participant’s Team

  5. Emphasis on services to youth • …..”including youth with a disability/ with a most significant disability….. • New services for youth • Extended services for supported employment • Pre-Employment Transition Services • Subminimum Wage services to youth seeking subminimum wage employment

  6. Competitive integrated employment When weighing whether a job is competitive integrated employment, there are two components: • Wage, benefits and advancement • Business • Is typical for the local labor market • Participant interacts with individuals without disabilities

  7. Part-time employment • Any type of part-time employment can be a successful rehab if: • All rules and definitions apply • The job meets the informed choice of the participant • If more than one job is required to meet employment goal of hours worked, rules and definitions apply to each one

  8. Extended services for youth • Ongoing support services and other appropriate services needed to support and maintain an individual in supported employment. • Must follow procedures in new manual in deciding: • Whether to provide these services • The length of services provided

  9. Integrated but not competitive • WIOA allowed supported employment placement in integrated but not competitive employment (subminimum wage employment) • Must last only for a short term basis • This is known as (integrated with support) • Oregon chose to NOT use this option

  10. Short term basis • Intended for those who because of nature and severity of disability need intensive supported employment services and extended services after transition; • where can reasonably anticipate achieving competitive integrated employment; • Working in integrated but not competitive setting on a short term basis (6 months)

  11. Supported employment services • Support services can be provided as needed before employment to assure informed choice…., but • Supported employment services happen during employment (between starting employment and closing the case file). • Maximum time increased to 24 months.

  12. Documentation -- must show: • Before closing the file, VRC and Participant agree that no additional time is needed (even if used full 24 months); • That the employment is competitive and integrated; • That it meets • Verify wages at employment and at case file closure.

  13. Oregon changes • Increased subminimum wage • Settlement in Lane v. Brown lawsuit: • 20 hour per week standard for planning supported employment (document hours desired in IPE) • Greater collaboration between VR and DD

  14. References At the Oregon VR website’s Policy Page Oregon DHS VR policies and rules You will find: • VR-IM-17-08 Revised Supported Employment Procedures Manual – Including WIOA (6/30/17) • Supported Employment Manual – Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation (03/14/17) • VR-IM-18-06 Temporary, Seasonal, On-Call (Intermittent) Employment (Re-issued as IM: 03/30/2017)

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