State Plan Committee Written Review
January 4, 2011
Additions or changes to the agenda
There were no additions or changes to the agenda.
Approval of Agenda and Minutes of Last call
Mr. Donald Zeigler made a motion to approve the agenda and minutes of the last conference call. Mr. Larry Kauffman seconded the motion. All were in favor.
State Plan Attachment
Members on the call, along with Ms. Marji Beyer, OVR and office staff reviewed last year's state plan attachment by each bullet. Several changes were made that are highlighted in yellow on the attached document.
Approval of the State Plan Attachment
Mr. Donald Zeigler made a motion to approve the Council's state plan attachment with the changes made today. Mr. Larry Kauffman seconded the motion. All were in favor.
The attachment will be forwarded to the Executive Committee for their approval before being approved at the February 9th Full Council meeting.
1st Draft on 1/4/11
Attachment 4.2(c): Summary of Input and Recommendations of the State Rehabilitation Council
To be approved by the PA Rehabilitation Council on February 9, 2011.
This attachment is the Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Council's (PA-RC) input to the State Plan. The following documents were used to develop these recommendations to OVR:
- The PA-RC's annual report (FFY 2010)
- PA-RC Customer Satisfaction Survey
- Review of items in last year's Attachment
- Comments received at last year's State Plan Meetings
- Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Monitoring Report
- Statewide Needs Assessment
- Workforce Development Statistics
- OVR's goals for the next fiscal year
Recommendations from the Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Council
The PA-RC commends the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) for providing more services to people unemployed due to the depressed economy. The PaRC also commends OVR for their timely and aggressive statewide comprehensive needs assessment strategy.
- The PA-RC will continue their legislative advocacy in support of additional OVR funding to serve emerging populations, including older workers, returning veterans, people with traumatic brain injuries, and people with autism spectrum disorders. The PA-RC encourages OVR to suggest other legislative bills and state regulations, which support employment services and efforts, to the PA-RC for their consideration.
- The PA-RC encourages OVR to continue to provide more disability specific training to OVR counselors on autism spectrum disorders, including recent adult diagnosis, brain injury, and intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- The PA-RC continues to encourage OVR to educate all customers on the Client Assistance Program, and inform eligible populations about the transition services from school to work and the Ticket to Work program.
- The PA-RC recommends that OVR continue to support the Citizen or Consumer Advisory Committees, associated with each OVR District Office, and to help them develop alternative formats for input, such as conference calls, etc.
- The PA-RC encourages continued development of the On the Job Training (OJT) program with employers statewide.
- The PA-RC recommends OVR include PA-RC input in the design, location, times, and announcements for the State Plan Public Meetings.
Schedule next conference call
No call was scheduled at this time.
Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at approximately 11:10 a.m.
Attending:
Members (P = Present):
- Larry Kauffman (P)
- Donald Zeigler (P)
Executive Committee Members Present:
- Charles Giambrone (NP)
- Leslie Kelly (NP)
- Joseph Kraher(NP)
- William Murphy(NP)
- Emily Scott (NP)
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) Present:
Staff:
- Lee Eberly
- Jill Kovalcik-Weaver
- Linda Williams
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