To implement portions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) amendment to the Rehabilitation Act, streamline internal Division of Vocation Rehabilitation processes, and ensure that the appropriate regulations are incorporated into ...  

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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    State Board of Education

    RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

    6A-25.001Federal Regulations Adopted by Reference

    6A-25.007Individualized Plan for Employment

    6A-25.011Division Determinations, Review Procedures

    6A-25.020Florida Endowment for Vocational Rehabilitation (Direct-Support Organization for Vocational Rehabilitation)

    PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To implement portions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) amendment to the Rehabilitation Act, streamline internal Division of Vocation Rehabilitation processes, and ensure that the appropriate regulations are incorporated into the rules.

    SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The Federal Regulations governing the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation’s (Division) programs; the timeframe for the development of individualized plans for employment; the timeframe for the appeal of Division determinations; and the oversight of the Division’s Direct-Support Organization.

    RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 413.22, 413.615, FS.

    LAW IMPLEMENTED: 413.24, 413.28, 413.30, 413.615, FS.

    A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

    DATE AND TIME: December 13, 2018, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

    PLACE: Monthly conference call of the Florida Rehabilitation Council. Conference line information: 1(888)670-3525 Participant code: 7513637441.

    THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Julia Kates, Deputy Director, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, 4070 Esplanade Way, Second Floor, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Phone (850)245-3399. To comment on this rule development, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, (850)245-9601 or email Christian.Emerson@fldoe.org.

    THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Available at https://web02.fldoe.org/rules.

Document Information

Subject:
The Federal Regulations governing the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation’s (Division) programs; the timeframe for the development of individualized plans for employment; the timeframe for the appeal of Division determinations; and the oversight of the Division’s Direct-Support Organization.
Purpose:
To implement portions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) amendment to the Rehabilitation Act, streamline internal Division of Vocation Rehabilitation processes, and ensure that the appropriate regulations are incorporated into the rules.
Rulemaking Authority:
413.22 and 413.615 , F.S.
Law:
413.24, 413.28, 413.30, and 413.615, F.S.
Contact:
Julia Kates, Deputy Director, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, 4070 Esplanade Way, Second Floor, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Phone (850) 245-3399. To comment on this rule development, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, 850-245-9601 or email Christian.Emerson@fldoe.org.
Related Rules: (4)
6A-25.001. Federal Regulations Adopted by Reference
6A-25.007. Individualized Plan for Employment
6A-25.011. Division Determinations, Review Procedures
6A-25.020. Florida Endowment for Vocational Rehabilitation (Direct-Support Organization for Vocational Rehabilitation)