§ 12-12-2-7 — Powers and duties

Indiana § 12-12-2-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 12: REHABILITATION SERVICES
• Ch. 2: Commission on Rehabilitation Services

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The commission shall do the following:
(1) Advise the rehabilitation services bureau concerning the
bureau's performance in the following areas:
(A) Eligibility and order of selection.
(B) Scope, extent, and effectiveness of services.
(C) Functions of state agencies in addition to vocational
rehabilitation affecting individuals in achieving rehabilitation
goals.
(2) Advise the division of disability and rehabilitative services
and the rehabilitation services bureau concerning the state plan,
applications, and the strategic plan.
(3) Review and analyze the effectiveness and consumer
satisfaction with the functions of the agencies dealing with
persons with disabilities and with vocational rehabilitation
services.
(4) Prepare and submit an annual report to the governor and the
rehabilitation services administration commissioner in accordance
with federal requirements concerning:
(A) the status of vocational rehabilitation programs in Indiana;
and
(B) recommendations concerning the implementation and
progress toward advancing competitive integrated employment
for individuals with disabilities as described in IC 22-9-11.
(5) Coordinate with other councils in Indiana.
(6) Advise and provide for coordination and working
relationships between the state agency and the Independent
Living Council and Independent Living centers.
(7) Develop a statewide plan to support the advancement of
competitive integrated employment, including self-employment,
as the first and preferred option when providing services to
individuals with disabilities. The plan, at a minimum, must
include the following:
(A) Identification of barriers to employment for individuals
with disabilities.
(B) An analysis of federal, state, and local agency policies
concerning the provision of services to individuals with
disabilities, including the impact of those policies on
opportunities for competitive integrated employment.
(C) Recommendations to advance competitive integrated
employment for individuals with disabilities.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-11-2.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.44; P.L.5-1993, SEC.57; P.L.141-2006, SEC.47; P.L.68-2017, SEC.3.