Stofca-Rehabilitation-Cal2(Us)

ST OF CA-REHABILITATION-CAL2 (US)

Moderator: Joe Xavier

11-03-14/3:00 pm CT

Confirmation # 9204265

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STOFCA-REHABILITATION-CAL2(US)

Moderator:JoeXavier

November3,2014

3:00pmCT

Coordinator:Welcomeandthankyouforstandingby.Atthistimeallparticipantsareinalisten-onlymode.Afterthepresentationwewillconductaquestionandanswersession.ToaskaquestionyoumaypressStarthen1onyourtouch-tonephone.Youwillbepromptedtorecordyourfirstandlastname.

Today’sconferenceisbeingrecorded.Ifthereareanyobjectionsyoumaydisconnectatthistime.

NowI’dliketoturntheconferenceovertoehCaliforniaDepartmentofRehabilitation.Thankyou.Youmaybegin.

ConnieDaMant:Goodafternooneveryoneandthankyouforjoiningthecall.ThisisConnieDaMantandI’mtheAssistantDirectorofLegislativeandExternalAffairs.Caneveryonehearme?Ican’ttellifyoucanhearme.

Coordinator:Yes,yourlineislive.

ConnieDaMant:Okay,thankyou.Sothepurposeoftoday’scallistoprovideahighleveloverviewoftheWorkfaceInnovationandOpportunityAct.Butmostimportantlywewanttohearfromyouandreceiveyourinput.Soletmewalkyouthroughtheagenda.

We’llhavesomeopeningremarksbytheDirectorateandourProjectDirector.We’llthenhearanoverviewofindependentlivingtransition,supportiveemployment,subminimumwage,America’sJobCentersandemployerengagementandcounselorqualification.

Afterthosepresentationswewanttoopenitup,getyourinputandyourquestions.

VerizonwillberepeatingtheinstructionstohitStar1toaskthequestion.AndwithoutanyfurtheradoI’dliketointroduceourDirector,JoeXavier.

JoeXavier:Wellgoodafternooneveryone.Welcometothecall.Thankyouformakingthetimetobehere.

BeforewegetstartedIfirstwanttoacknowledgeourteamthatisintheroomhere.Wehaveanumberofthemthatyouwillbehearingfromtoday.Butalotofworkhasbeendonetogetustothispoint.Sowe’llacknowledgetheireffortsandthankthemforthat.

AsmanyofyouknowtheWorkforceInvestmentOpportunityActwassignedintolawthispastJuly -- anamazingnumberofchangesandvocationalrehabilitationaswellasindependentliving.

Thejobstraining,driventrainingisamajorshiftinthenewWIOAlegislation.There’sanemphasisonincreasedservicestotransitioningyouth.Andthere’satremendousamountofopportunitythatisbeingpresentedtouswiththischangeinlegislation.

Forthoseofyouthathavebeenaroundawhileyouwillrecallthatthisisprobablygoingtobethemostsignificantchangesincetheearly1990amendment.Andnodoubtthatthisisalsogoingtobringusalotofchallengesandrequirealotofresources.

Andbrighterresourceswillberequiredforustoidentifytheimpact,developtheimplementation,operation-wisethechangesthatwillbenecessarytocomplywiththenewWIOA.

OneofthethingsthatIwanttoemphasizehereisthatalthoughyou’llhearaboutnewaspectsoftheprogramsbothwithinVRandILnonewfundinghasaccompaniedtheservicesthatarerequiredtobeprovided.

AndasanexampleIwanttouseanexamplethatmanyofyoumayhaveheardmeuseinpriorforums.

Oneofthechangesthatoccursisthatforthefirsttimethereareseveralbudgetspecificitemsinthepieceoflegislation.

Soforexample,transitionservicesrequirethatwespend15%ofourbudgetonthat.

Asanexample,$45millionis15%ofourbudget.Werewetobespending$35milliononthatservicewewouldneedtogenerateanadditional$10millionofservicestocomplywiththestatute.

Thestatuealsoplacesarequirementthatforsupportedemployment50%ofthefundsbeusedforyouthwithmostsignificantdisabilities.

Oneofthethingsthatwereallyneedtothinkaboutandhearfromyouoniswhatarealltheconsiderations,whatarealltheimpactsthatyouhearandseearoundtheimplementationoftheWIOA?

Andwecertainlywanttohearfromyouthisafternoon.We’lllookforotherforumstohearfromyouandtohearaboutanythoughtsorconcernsorrecommendationsthatyouwillhave.

ButbeforeIturnthisovertoJuneyforsomeadditionalcommentsIreallywanttothankyouformakingthetimetobeonthecalltodayandtoparticipateandcontributetotheconversation.

SoletmestopmycommentshereandturnthisovertoJuneyLee,ourChiefDeputyDirector.

JuneyLee:OkaythankyouJoe.Goodafternooneveryone.I’dliketomakeyouawarethattheFederalLaborAgencyhasputtogetheranewcommittee.Andthisisanadvisorycommitteetocreatecompetitiveintegratedemployment.Thisispart - abigpartofWIOAassomeofyoumaynow.

AndCaliforniaisveryfortunatebecauseourDirector,JoeXavierhasbeennominatedbytheCaliforniaHealthandHumanServicesSecretary,DianaDooleyaswellastheCouncilofAdministratorsofVocationalRehabilitationtobepartofthisnewcommittee.

Sowe’rehopefulthatJoe’snominationwillbeacceptedandwe’llbe - hopetotellyoumoreoncewefindoutbuttoletyouknowthiscommitteeischargedwithdevelopingstrategiesforimprovingopportunitiesforcompetitiveandintegratedemploymentforindividualswithdisabilities,especiallythosewiththemostsignificantdisability.

Aswemoveintotoday’spresentationitshouldbenotedthatwe’renotgoingtocoveralloftheelementsofWIOAbutwehavelookedatalotofareas.

Todaywe’regoingtofocusonfixed.Andwe’regoingtowelcomeallofyourcommentsonalltheaspects.Eventhoughwemaynothaveaddressedthemtoday,wedowanttohearfromyouinallofthedifferentareas.

So,tobeginthissessionI’dliketointroduceyoutoourWIOAProjectDirector.ThisisourDORChiefCounsel,KellyHargreaves.ShewillwalkyouthroughDOR’sapproachtoanalyzingandimplementingWIOA.Kelly?

KellyHargreaves:ThankyouJuney.Thankyouallforbeinghere.We’reveryexcitedaboutthisopportunitytoinfluencechangeatthefederalandstateleveltocreatethequalityandquantityoftheservicesthatweprovide.

LetmetellyouwhatitmeanstobetheprojectdirectorforthisWIOAproject.

Ineedtomakesurethatwaswearelookingattherequirementsinthelawthatwedon’tmissopportunitiestoimpactchangetobetterprovideservicesbysuggestingthatRSAandtheDepartmentofLaborchangeexpectationstoeliminaterequirementsthathaven’t(unintelligible)beforethatdonothelpfosterorencourageoureffortsandthatmaystandinthewayforustoservemoreindividuals.

WerecognizethatwithouttheadditionalfundinganddifferentandadditionalexpectationsthatareinWIOAit’llbechallengingforustofindwaystomeetthoseexpectationswithoutjeopardizingalltheimportanceofthingsthatwedo.

Sothatwillbe - thatispartofmychargeismakesurethatevenifsomethingisnotspecificallyaddressedintheWIOAwetakethisopportunitytolookatitandseeifitworksforusandtoproposedregulatorychangestotheRehabServicesAdministrationandDepartmentofLaborwhenwethinkthatitmayhelpusinmovingforwardwithWIOAandinmakingimprovements.

WhatwedidwithafterJuly22isgatherinputinternallyaswellfromcommentsthatwecouldfindthatothershavemaderegardingthechangesandanticipatedimpacttoidentifythehighestpriorityitems.

Weidentifiedninedifferentareasandthenareaswithineachofthoseninethatweshouldlookatfirstandforemost.

Andwecreatedwhatwe’recallingasidebysidedocument.IthasahighlevelsummaryofwhattheWorkforceInvestmentActandtheRehabActassubmittedbytheWorkforceInvestmentActrequiredofusincomparisonwithwhatWIOArequiresofit.

We’llbepostingthathighleveltableonourWebpageinthenearfuture.We’veshareditoutwithouradvisorybody.Andourdirectorhasspokentoindividualsashe’sbeeninvitedtospeakinother - forotherpurposes,youknow,introducetheconceptofWIOAandwhatwe’redoingandencouragedfeedback.

Wearenowintheprocessofidentifyingworkgroupsforeachofthenineareas,sixofwhichwe’lltalkabouttoday.

Andthoseindividualswhohavebeenaskedtoleaveoneoftheworkgroupshavethesameexpectationasofthedirectorateofmewhichistothinkcreatively,thinkabouttakingtheopportunitythatispresentedtopositivelyimpactchangeandtothinkofnewideasofnewwaysofdoingbusinessthatmayormaynotberequiredunderWIOAsothatwecantrytoimpactthosechanges.

InJanuarywe’reexpectedtoseetheFederalDepartmentsofEducation,HealthandHumanServicesfirstdraftoftheirproposedregulations.AndIsaydraftbecausetheyshouldbeexpectingtodosomechangeasaresultofstakeholderinput.

Wewanttoencourageyoutowatchforthoseregulationsandtocomment.Thereisaminimumof30daycommentperiod.Andit’sreallyimportantthatwhilewewillbegatheringyourinputthatyoualsocommentontheregulationsandprovidetheinsightthatwas - thatisimportantforregulatorychanges.

Whatwe’rehopingforareregulationsthatarenotsoprescriptivethattheydon’tallowustoprovideservicesinawaythatismosteffective.

Afterthefederalregulationsarefinalizedthenwewillbemakingchangestoourstateregulationsandprovideanopportunityforyourinputbothinformallyaswellasthroughtheformalrule-makingprocess.

ThethreeitemsthatarenotcoveredtodaybutwillbeinthesidebysidearetheperformancestandardsthatareaddedintheWorkfaceInvestmentandOpportunityAct,thestateplanrequirementsandthecreationoftheadvisorycommitteethatJuneymentionthatourdirectorhadbeennominatedtobepartof.

ForthemostpartormostofthesignificantareasthateffectvocationalrehabilitationofindependentlivingareeffectiveuponthePresident’ssigningoftheactwhichisJuly22,2014withsomeexceptionsincludingsomeperformanceindicators,thenewrequirementsforestateplanandsomeotheritems.

Butweare - againwe’reapproachingthemwhilewe’reprioritizing.We’reapproachingthemallatthe - theyallneedtobeaddressed.

AtthispointIwouldliketoturnthisovernowtomycolleaguetowalkyouthroughsomeofthekeyprovisions.

IreneWalela:Goodafternooneveryone.IamIreneWalela.AndI’mtheActingDeputyDirectorforIndependentLivingandCommunityAccessDivision.

IappreciatetheopportunitytosharebrieflywithyoutodayaboutafewoftheareasofimpactbroughttoindependentlivingandassistedtechnologybyWIOA.AndIlookforwardtoourfuturedialogueaswegothroughtheimplementation.

WIOAtransfersfederaloversightoftheIndependentLivingServicesandprogramvendoroftheAssistedTechnologyActof1998fromtheRehabilitationServicesAdministrationorRSAtotheAdministrationforCommunityLivingorACLwhichishousedintheFederalDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices.

DuringthetransitiontheDORwillbeengagingwithACLandRSAforILandATfederallevelactivitiessuchasmonitoring,reportingandfunding.

ACLhasassuredthattheyarepartneringwithRSAtoensurecontinuitythroughathoughtfulandcarefullyplannedtransitionthatminimizesprogramdisruption.

IamintouchwiththeTimBeatty,theChiefofIndependentLivingatRSAandSharonLewiswhoisthePrincipalDeputyDirectoratACL.AndIwillcontinuereachingoutsothattheDORworkswithourfederalpartnersduringthetransitionandimplementationofWIOA.

InternallytheDORisengagedinanalysisofthemanyidentifiedareasofimpactonIndependentLivingServiceswhicharereflectedinthesidebysidesummary,highlevelsummarythatKellymentioned.Andwewelcomeyourinputthroughouttheprocess.

Fortoday’scallI’mgoingtotouchonthreeofthemostimportantitemsatthispoint.

Thefirstisthatthesignaturerequirementforboththestateplanforindependentlivingandmoreimportantlyrightnowforanyamendmentstothestateplanforindependentlivinghavebeenchanged.

UnderWIOAitwasthreepartieswhosignedelectronically,theDOR,thestateIndependentLivingCouncilandRSA.

UnderWIOAthosethreepartieswillsignthestateplanforindependentliving.PlusACLhasaskedforhardcopysignaturesfromnotlessthan51%oftheILdirectors.

Theelectronicsystemisundergoingitschangesatthefederallevelsothatfuturesubmissionofreportswillallowthecollectionofallthoseadditionalsignatures.

SecondlytherearenewcapsforonuseofTitleVIIfunds.Nomorethan30%fortheselftocarryoutitsdutiesandnotmorethan5%fortheperformanceofadministrativeservicesfortheprogramunderTitleVIIB.

WeareworkingwithfiscalmanagementintheDepartmentofRehabilitationtoanalyzethatimpactandplanforimplementation.

OneofthesignificantchangesinWIOAthatIhavehadsomeconversationaboutistheadditionofafifthcategoryofindependentlivingcoreservices.

Thiscategorywhichisnewhasthreeparts.Facilitatingthetransitionofindividualswithsignificantdisabilityfromnursinghomesorotherinstitutionstohomeand/orcommunitybasedresidences,providingassistancetoindividualswithsignificantdisabilitieswhoareatriskofenteringinstitutionssothatthoseindividualscouldremaininthecommunityandfacilitatingthetransitionofyouthwithsignificantdisabilitieswhoareeligibleforindividualizededucationplansandhavecompletedtheirsecondaryeducationorleftschooltofacilitatethetransitiontopostsecondarylife.

IlookforwardtotheopportunitiesforbuildingandcreatingpartnershipsunderWIOAandtotheconversationsthatwewillhaveinthefuture.AndI’llturnthisovertoJeff.

JeffRiel:Helloeverybody.Myname’sJeffRiel.I’mtheDeputyDirectorofthePolicyandResourceDevelopment.AndI’mgoingtobetalkingabouttransition.

WIOAemphasizesservingyouthwithdisabilitiesbyprovidingthemwithopportunitiestopracticeandimprovetheirworkplaceskills.

Thisincludesparticipationininternshipsandapprenticeshipsandpromotingyouthwithdisabilitiesparticipationinpost-secondaryeducation.

AssuchWIOArequiresVRagenciestotrackbothacademicwhichisnewaswellasvocationaloutcomesforyouthtransitioningfromhighschool.

VRagenciesaretoprovideopportunitiesforstudentswithdisabilitiestoobtainandadvanceinhighdemandjobsincludingthoseinscience,technology,engineeringandmathematicscareersotherwiseknownasSTEM.

WIOArequiresthattheVRlocalofficesprovidecoordinatedvocationalservicestostudentswithdisabilitiesthroughpartnershipwithschools,employersandlocalworkforcedevelopmentprogramstosupporttransitionactivities.

Forthefirsttimetheactdefinesagesofyouthfordifferentcategoricalserviceandpurposes.

WIOAhasthedefinitionforyouthwithadisabilityasbeinganindividualwithadisabilitynotyoungerthan14norolderthan24.

Youthwithdisabilitiesmayreceiveexpandedservicesrelatedtosupportofemploymentwhichwillbediscussedlater.

WIOAalsoaddsaseconddefinitionfor“astudentwithadisability”asbeingahighschoolfrom16to21yearsofage.

ThesestudentswithdisabilitieswhoareeitherreceivingspecialedservicesorindividualswithadisabilityforthepurposesofSection504willbeeligibleforamenuofVRservicescalledPre-EmploymentTransitionServicesorPETS.

SpecificallyVRmustprovideyouthwiththefollowingpre-employmenttransitionservices.Thisincludejobexplorationcounseling,workplacelearningexperiences,counselingrelatedtopost-secondaryopportunities,workplacereadinesstrainingandself-advocacytraining.

Thesepre-employmenttransitionservicesaretobeprovidedtoVRconsumerswith - andstudentswithdisabilitieswhoarepotentiallyeligibleforVRservices.

Regulationswilldefinethatfurther.Thispotentiallyincludes160,000specialeducationstudentsinCaliforniawhoare16yearsofageoroldertobeservedbyover100VRteamscorrespondingover550studentvocational(unintelligible)counselorsinthisstate - adauntingtask.

Theactrequiresthat15%ofthefederalportionof(wehavebudget)tobeusedforpre-employmenttransitionservices.Nostatematch,administrativecostsorindirectcostscanbecountedtowardsthismandatedsetasidecost.Andtherearenonewfederalfundsallocatedforthesenewservices.

Wearecurrentlyevaluatingourcurrentallocationofstaffandresourcessowecanmeetthisservicepriority.

AdditionallytheDepartmentofRehabilitationwillbeconductingacomprehensivestatewideneedsassessmentforyouthwithdisabilitiessowecandevelopsuccessfulstrategiestomeetthevocationalandacademicneedsofourstudents.AndwiththatI’llpassthisontoBillMoorewho’sgoingtotalkaboutsupportiveemployment.

BillMoore:ThankyouJeff.Myname’sBillMoore.I’mDeputyDirectorofourVocationalRehabilitationEmploymentDivision.

I’mgoingtoprovideinformationtoyouonsupportiveemploymentandalsosub- minimumwage.Firstsupportiveemployment.

Changesinsupportiveemploymentalsoincludechangeinthedefinitionofsupportiveemployment.

Thedefinitionofsupportiveemploymenthasbeenmodifiedtoclarifythatsupportiveemploymentisintegratedcompetitiveemploymentoranindividualworkingonashorttermbasisintheintegratednon-competitiveemploymentsettingtowardsintegratedcompetitiveemployment.

Alsocustomizedemploymentisnowincludedwithinthedefinitionofsupportiveemployment.

Inadditionthetime,periodoftimeforjobcoachingserviceshasbeenextended.TheperiodoftimeaVRagencymayprovidejobcoachingserviceshasbeenextendedfrom18to24months.

WIOAalsorequiresthat50%ofthemoneythatstatesreceiveundertheTitleVIIsupportsitsemploymentstategrantbeusedtosupportyou,thatisages14to24withthemostsignificantdisabilities.

Theseyouthalsomayreceiveextendedservices.Andwedefineextendedservicesasongoingsupporttomaintainanindividualinsupportedemploymentafterclosureforuptofouryears.

AnimportantpointtonoteisthesupportiveemploymentallotmentthatDORreceivesistypicallyspentbythesecondmonthofthefiscalyear.

ThesupportiveemploymentallotmentforaDepartmentofRehabilitationdoesnotfullysupportDepartmentofRehabilitation’sAnnualSupportedEmploymentexpenditures.

AdditionallyIshouldsaythestateplanmustalsoprovideadescriptionofhowthestatewillgivebothsupportiveemploymentfundsandpre-employmentfundssectionstoleverageothercoverageandprivateresourcesforextendedservicesandexpandsupportiveemploymentopportunitiesforyouthwiththemostsignificantdisabilities.

NowI’llsharewithyouinformationonsub-minimumwage.

WIOAplacesemphasisoncompetitiveintegratedemploymentandcustomizedemployment.

WIOAincludesanewsection.Andthatnewsectionis511.Section511requireswhichbeganin2016aseriesofactivitiestodeterminewhetheranindividualwithadisabilityiseligibleforVRservicesandwhethertheindividualisabletoworkinanintegratedsetting.

WIOAprohibitsanycontractororsubcontractorfrompayinglessthanthefederalminimumwagetoanyindividualwithadisabilityage14to24withthefollowingexceptions.

AndtheyaretheindividualhasappliedforVRservicesandbeendeterminedineligibleforservicesortheindividualhasbeendeterminedeligibleforVRwithanindividualplanforemployment,hasworkedtowardstheemploymentoutcomestatedintheplanforareasonabletimewithoutsuccessorhashadtheirvocationalrehabilitationcaseclosedandreceivedcareercounselingandinformationaboutotherpublicprogramsandresourcesintheirgeographicalareaofre-employmentseriesandsupport.

Theaforementionedprogramandresourcescannotinvolveemploymentorservicescompensatedatsub-minimumwage.

Alsoanotherexceptionappliestoanindividualwhoisemployedatsub-minimumwageontheeffectivedateofWIOA.

Inthiscircumstancetheemployingentitymaynotcontinuetoemploytheindividualatsubminimumwageunlessatcertainintervals.OnceeverysixmonthsforthefirstyearandannuallythereafterDORprovidescareercounselingandinformationaboutotherpublicprogramsandresourcesintheirgeographicalareaofferingemploymentservicesandsupport.

AdditionallyWIOAprohibitsschoolsfromcontractingwithsubminimumwageproviders.Nowwe’llturnyouovertomycolleagueElena.

ElenaGomez:OkaythankyouBill.MynameisElenaGomez,andI’mtheDeputyDirectorforSpecializedServicesDivision.AndI’llbepresentingonchangestotheOne-stopCareerCenter.

AsyoumaybeawareinCaliforniawehave49localworkforcedevelopmentboards.AndeachoneprovidesservicestotheirlocalOne-stopCareerCenterswhicharenowcalledAmerica’sJobCentersofCalifornia.

WIOAdesignatescertainprogramsascoreprogramsintheWorkforceDevelopmentSystem.

ThepublicVRprogramit’sadefinite - it’sdesignatedit’sacoreprogramandwillcontinuetobeamandatorymemberofthestateandlocalworkforcedevelopmentboard.

OthercoreprogramsincludeAdultDislocatedWorkerandYouthWorkforceInvestmentProgram,StateEmployment,program,justa(unintelligible)programandadulteducationandliteracy.

It’simportanttoknowthatthereareanumberofprovisioninWIOAthatemphasizeandincreasetherequirementsfortheGeneralWorkforceDevelopmentSystemandOne-stopJobCenterstomeettheneedsofjobseekerswithdisabilities.

AkeyprovisionsandI’mgoingtocovereightkeyprovisionshere.

ThefirstoneisthattheStateandLocalWorkforceDevelopmentBoardmembersmayincludecommunityorganizationsthatprovideorsupportcompetitiveintegratedemploymentforindividualswithdisabilities.

Anothernumbertwo,localworkforcedevelopmentboardswillhavetoensuretherearesufficientserviceprovidersinthelocalareawithexpertiseandassisttheindividualswithdisabilitieswiththeircareerandtrainingneeds.

TheENoremploymentnetworksandthentheSocialSecurityAdministrativeTickettoWorkprogramarenowoptionalone-stoporjobcareerpartners.

Numberfour,theStateWorkforceDevelopmentBoardwilldevelopstrategiestosupporttheuseofcareerpathwaysforindividualswithdisabilitiestoenterandretainemployment.

AnotherkeyprovisionNumber5,thelocalboardsmayhavestandingcommitteesincludingoneontheprovisionofservicesforindividualswithdisabilities.

Anotherkeyprovisionisthattheannualassessmentofphysicalandprogrammaticassetsontheone-stoporjobcentersforpeoplewithdisabilitiesisnowarequirementunderWIOA.

Seven,disabilityisakeyconsiderationinthedevelopmentofstateperformancerequirementsintheYouthandWorkforceDevelopmentFund,thefundthatisusedtoassistalljobseekers.

AndfinallyNumber8,underWIOAgovernorsmayreserveupto15%ofgeneralworkforcedevelopmentfundsforstatewideemploymentandtrainingactivity.Theremainderofthefundsgotolocalworkforcedevelopmentarea.

Andallowableuseofthesestatewidefundsisimprovingcoordinationofemploymentandtrainingactivitywithprogramsforindividualswithdisability.

SowiththatI’mgoingtoturnitovertomycolleagueTheresaCorrealetotouchoffcounselorqualification.

TheresaCorreale:Thankyou.I’mTheresaCorreale.I’mtheDeputyDirectoroftheAdministrativeServicesDivision.

InthechangesfromtheWIOAinthecomprehension - comprehensivesystemofpersonneldevelopmentistheVRcounselorstandardthatrequiresthestatetoestablishandmaintaineducationandexperiencerequirementsforitsVRprofessionalstoensurethattheVRpersonnelhavea21stCenturyunderstandingoftheevolvinglaborforceandtheneedsofindividualswithdisabilitiesforaBachelor’sDegree.

ThisisachangefromthepreviousrequirementtohaveaMaster’sDegreeinthefieldofvocationalrehabilitation.ButthisalsodoesnotchangethestandardthatCaliforniamaintainedforitsqualifiedrehabilitationprofessionaltohavetheMaster’sDegree.

Sothatis - thisisanareathatwherewe’recontinuingtoexploreandlookat.Butinthemeantimethere’snochangeintheMaster’sDegreerequirement.I’mgoingtosenditbacktoConnietoopenitup.

ConnieDaMant:Okay.Thankyou.Soatthistimewewouldliketoopenthelinesforquestionsbasedonwhatyou’veheardtodayorwhatyouknowaboutWIOA.Perhapsyou’veseenoursidebysidethatwasmentionedbyKelly.

Whatimpactsdoyousee?Pleaseshareyourcommentsandquestionswithusnow.

Coordinator:Thankyou.AndatthistimeifyouwouldliketoaskaquestionpleasepressStarthen1.Youwillbepromptedtorecordyourfirstandlastname.

TowithdrawyourrequestpressStar2.OnceagaintoaskaquestionpressStarthen1now.Pleasestandbyforourfirstquestion.

OnceagaintoaskaquestionpressStarthen1.

ConnieDaMant:Isthereanyoneinthequeueatthistime?

Coordinator:Yes.Ourfirstquestioncomesfrom(ThomasGregory).Yourlineisopen.

(ThomasGregory):Hi.Somyunderstandingisthateverystate’svocationalrehabagencyinCaliforniaDORhastospend15%ofitsbudgethelpingyouthtransitiontopost-secondarylife.Um,this - doesthisme- isthereanyrequirementthatIndependentLivingCentersspendanyspecificpercentageoftheirfundingfromanypotofmoneyonyouthtransitions?

ConnieDaMant:Thankyouforyourquestion.

JeffRiel:SothequestionisistherearequirementofIndependentLivingCenterstospenddollarsontransitionservices.

Man:Goahead.

TheresaCorreale:The - thankyouforthequestion.TheIndependentLivingCentershasbeengiventhefifthcoreservicebuttherewerenoadditionalmoneysattachedandnorequirementsthatIhaveseensofar.

Coordinator:Ournextquestioncomesfrom(JulianaField).Yourlineisopen.

(JulianaField):Yes,Ihavetwoquestions.Iam - workwithdeafandhardofhearingpeople,peoplewithhearinglossandin - onemoment,inSanLuisthisistheinterpreter.I’mnotsurehowtopronouncethat.

AndI’mwonderingifyoucan - areweacceptingadultstogotoschoolfortheirMaster’sDegree?

Andthenyoumentionedhighschoolstudentsandyouth.That’sgreat.ButI’mwonderingaboutpeoplewhowouldlike - adultswho’dliketogogetaMaster’sDegree.Wouldthatbepossibletosupportthem?

TheresaCorreale:Ifyou’reaskingaboutourconsumersreceivingpost-secondaryeducationalsupportthere’snochangeinWIOAthatencouragesordiscouragesanychangesthatwouldencourageordiscourageuseofourfundstosupportconsumersofpost-secondaryeducation.

TodaywedosupportindividualsandMastersprograms.ThatwouldnotchangebasedonWIOA.

(JulianaField):Okay,great.AndIthinksomeconsumerswereturneddownbecausetheywereinterestedinaMaster’sDegreeandIwaswonderingwhythathappened.

Anyway,okayandthenareyoucollectingdata?Mysecondquestion,areyoucollectingdata?Howmanydeafandhardofhearingpeoplearerequestingservicestohavethatdata?

ConnieDaMant:Soyourquestionwashowmanydeafandhardofhearingindividualsarerequestingservices.Areyoutalkingaboutapointintimenow?

ElenaGomez:Okay,thisisElena.Currentlyweserveover...

(JulianaField):WelljustingeneralformaybethenewfiscalyearI’mwonderingpeoplewithhearinglossaretheyincludedaswell?Youknow,anddoyouhavedatainthesystemforpeoplewhogetservicesfromVRwhoaredeaforhardofhearing...

ElenaGomez:Yes.ThisisElenaGomez.Yesweserveapproximately6000consumerswhohaveahearinglossannually.

JoeXavier:ThisisJoe.OnethingthatIwouldaddifyou’reinterestedinthatkindofinformationonourWebpagethere’sareport,abiannualreportontheSpecializedServicesDivisionthatisgiventothelegislatureeverycoupleofyears.

Andinthatreportyou’llseeasummaryofthenumbersofindividualswhowereservedandthecompetitivequotesassociatedwiththat.

ElenaGomez:AndIjustwanttoaddtothatthatthosenumbersreflectthosethatarereservedbytheRehabilitationCouncilfortheDeaf.

ButifyouhaveadditionalstatisticalrequestsIwouldencourageyoutosubmitapublicrecordsoutrequesttoourExternalAffairsOffice.

(JulianaField):Okaygreat.ThankyousomuchJoe.AndElenaIappreciatethat.Thankyouandeverybody.

JoeXavier:Okay.

Coordinator:Ournextquestioncomesfrom(CrystalEdwards).Yourlineisopen.

(CrystalEdwards):Hi.Iwasofinterestofyouthintransition.Andyouareemphasizingcompetitiveemployment,wonderfulandwhataboutjobplacementdevelopmentfunds?

Iknowyouaren’tgettinganyotherfundsbuthowarewetoimplementasavendorthatkindofmandatewhenwe’renotabletobeabletoworkwiththefundingasitis?Idon’tknowhowtosaythatright.

JeffRiel:ThisisJeffRiel.I’mgoingtoaskyoutorepeatthelastpartofyourquestion...

(CrystalEdwards):Wellright.It’saboutthejobplacementdevelopmentfundingsopeople - vendorscanhelpyouthfindjobs.

It’sgreatthateverybodywouldliketohaveacompetitivejobandwecertainlyappreciatethephilosophy.Butwhenwegotoimplementthatphilosophywedon’thavethefundingtodoso.

Thestateratesaren’tpayingforthetimeittakestofindsomeoneajobatleastnotwhereweareinaveryruralareawherethere’snotalotofjobandnomanufacturing.Let’sputitthatway.

JeffRiel:Yes.Wellletme - letmestartbysayingwhatWIOAdoesrequire.It’sanewservicecategorythat’sreallycalledpre - that’spre-employmenttransitionservices.

(CrystalEdwards):Right.

JeffRiel:It’sreallyinschoolservicesthatsupportsinternships,onthejobtraining,workexperience,counseling - thosetypesofservices.

SotheemphasisinthenewactisforservicestobeprovidedtostudentsaswellasstudentsthatarepotentiallyeligiblefortheVRprogramandreceivingin-schoolservices.

(CrystalEdwards):Okay.

JeffRiel:Thatdoesnotchangeourmandatethatwealsohavetoprovideplacementservicesforyoungadultsandadultswithdisabilitiestogoontowork.

Butthetransitionelementofthisisreallytoprovideserviceswhilestudentsarestillinschoolpriortotheirreceivingplacementsupports.

(CrystalEdwards):Oh...

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JeffRiel:Inregardstothefeesthatwepayforplacementservicesbeitschoolsorprivatenon-profitagenciesthatwouldbeanotherdiscussionoutsideofWIOA...

(CrystalEdwards):Okay.

JeffRiel:...our(unintelligible).

((Crosstalk))

(CrystalEdwards):Allright.

JeffRiel:Butwego(unintelligible)selfasifit’sactuallypre-employmentservices.

(CrystalEdwards):Isee,okay.Thankyou.

Coordinator:Ournextquestioncomesfrom(ShahAzeti).Yourlineisopen.

(ShahAzeti):Thankyouverymuch.Myquestionisabouttheusersubminimumwage.AsyouknowanewsectionhasbeenaddedtotheRehabilitationActSection511whichrequiresasof2016aseriesofstepsbetakenbeforeanindividualunderageof24canbeplacedinajobpayinglessthanminimumwage.

Somyquestionisifyoupleaseexpandonthoseseriesofstepsthatneedstobetakenbeforeanindividualbeplacedinasubminimum - inalessthanminimumwage?

Andtheparttwoofmyquestionishowwelldoyousaytothosepeoplewhoareskepticalandaresayingthateliminationofthesubminimumwagewilladverselyimpactfindingjobsforpersonsthere?Thankyou.

Bill Moore:Hi.ThisisBillMoore.I’mDeputyDirectorofVocationalRehabilitationEmploymentDivision.Soletmejustreviewwithyoufirsttheverystepsthatmustbetakenpriortotheapprovalofsubminimumwageifyouwill.

AndsomeofthosechangesI’venotedinmyearlierpresentationbutIwillreviewsomeofthem.

SoitsaysthattheindividualisasoftheeffectivedateofSection511alreadyemployedatsubminimumwagebyacertifiedemployerandthesearetheexceptions.

Theindividualhasreceivedpre-employmenttransitionservicesthatwerefertoasPETSwithouravailablefromtheDepartmentofRehabilitation.

Theyincludecareercounselingandinformationandreferralsdesignedtoenabletheindividualtoobtaincompetitiveintegratedemployment.

Andtheindividualhasapplied,eitherhasappliedforvocationalrehabilitationservicesandwasfoundeligibleorreceivedappropriatevocationrehabilitationsupportandservicesincludingsupportiveemploymentservicesforareasonableperiodoftimewithwithoutsuccessresultingincaseclosure.

Sothosearesomeofthestepsthatmustbetakenpriortomovingforwardandapprovingsubminimumwage.

Andwouldyourepeatyoursecondpartofthatquestionhavingtodowithsomepeopleskeptical?Couldyourepeatthatplease?

(ShahAzeti):Sure.Welltherehavebeensomepeopleoftheirlocation,WorkforceInnovationOpportunityActcameoutthattheyarewonderingifandshiftswithsubminimal - eliminationofsubminimalwagebasicallywilladverselyimpactfindingjobsforthepersonservedoractuallyleadfor - willleadtomoreunemployment(unintelligible)themarketisandbecauseofthewaythatsocietyreactstopersonswithdevelopmentalofdisabilityingeneralwhichisstillour,alotofsocialstigmaattachedtothatstatus.

Soeliminatingaminimumwageisthisgoingtohelppeoplefindingmorejobsorisitgoingtoendresultinpeoplegoingtodayprogramsandnon-work-relatedactivities?Thatisthequestion.

BillMoore:Iappreciatethatquestion.Youknow,Ican’trespondspecificallytoyourquestions.

ButIcansharewithyouthatthedepartmentmissionweemphasizetheimportanceofcompetitiveintegratedemployment.

Andthatisourgoalandobjectivetoassistourconsumerswhoareeligibleforservicestoobtainemploymentthatwillhelpthemtoachieveandobtainindependenceandimprovethequalityoftheirliveswhichisconsistentwithourmission.

(ShahAzeti):Thankyou.

Coordinator:Ournextquestioncomesfrom(NormaJeanBescovo).Yourlineisopen.

(NormaJeanBescovo):Yes.The - there’stwoorthreethingsthatIwanttoask.Oneisone,IwouldliketogetacopyofwhatyouhavepresentedtodaybecauseIwouldliketoreadit.Ithinkitwouldbemoresomethingthatyoucouldabsorbeasier.

Secondlythewondershowmuchtheinsignificantdisability,isthatacrosstheboardoneverything?Andis - Irealizethatitisdisabledoneverything.Butisitgoingtobesignificantlydisabledandtowhatextentwillthatbeheldbecausesomanyofthekidsareacombinationthatarebetterinasituation,notasignificantbutstillneedthiskindofhelp.

SecondlyIthinkit’sgoingtobeveryimportantjustforinformationthatthere’salotofvacanciesthatcanworkorthatcandoacombinationofthingsthatarenotjustemploymentbutoremploymenttoobutinpreparingpeopletogointoaworkforce,notnecessarilyprovidingemployment.

SoIthinkthatthecombinationofthosethingshastobesomethingthateverybodyhastobeopento.SoIlookforwardtowhatwe’regoingtobedoingandIlookforwardtogettingyourreport.

ConnieDaMant:IfIcouldrespondtothe - yourfirstquestionaboutobtainingwewould - canshareourwhatwe’vebeenreferringtoasoursidebysidewhichisahighlevelanalysiswithyou.

willberepeatingthisattheendofthecall.

(NormaJeanBescovo):Okaythankyou.

JeffRiel:Thesecondpartofyourquestionwithregardstosignificantdisability.Thereferencesintheactappearedtodefinethemostsignificantdisabilitiestobethosethatarereceivingsupportiveemploymentservices.

Sotheactdoesmakethatdistinctionthattheassumptionisthatthepersonwouldhaveasignificantdisabilityiftheyweretoreceivesupportiveemploymentservices.

Asfarastherestofthatwehaven’tnecessarilyseenanychangestosignificanceofdisabilityrelativetotheservicesthatweprovide.Buttheregulationsmightprovidemoreclarityforusinthatregard.AndIthinkJoehasacommentaswell.

JoeXavier:(Norma)thisisJoe.I - ifyou’rereferringtothecommentthatImadeattheopeningaboutthebudgetinthesupportiveemploymentfunding50%needstobespentontransitionageyouthwithmostsignificantdisability.

It’snotaprohibitiononserving,youknow,significantdisabilityordisabled.It’sjustemphasizingalineitemintheact.

AndthatisoneoftwoplaceswhereCongresshasallocateddollaramountstospecificpopulations.Theotheristhat50%oftheVRbudgetbespentontransitionservices.

(NormaJeanBescovo):Thankyou.

JoeXavier:Okay.

Coordinator:Ournextquestioncomesfrom(TeddyJoyRemheld).Yourlineisopen.

(TeddyJoyRemheld):Thankyou.MyquestionhastodowiththefinalimplementationoftheWIOLAAct.It’smyunderstandingthatitultimatelywillbetransitioned,thattheStateIndependentLivingServiceswillbetransitionedtoHealthandHumanServiceswhileDORwillremainwithEducation,DepartmentofEducation.

SowhatI’mwonderingisI - wheretheStateIndependentLivingCouncilduringthe2010,2013stateindependentlivingplan.

AndoneoftheprioritiesonthatparticularplanwhichendedlastyearIdon’tknowifit’sstillapriorityontheupcomingstateindependentlivingplanbutwasemploymentofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandencouragingIndependentLivingCenterstodevelopemploymentprograms.

SoitconcernsmethatoncethisisalltransitionedintoHealthandHumanServicesthatemploymentisnotgoingtobeahighprioritysoI’mjustwonderinghowthatwillworkout?

Ihaven’theardanythingmentionedaboutHealthandHumanServicestakingovertheStateIndependentLivingProgramsothat’smyquestion.

IreneWalela:ThisisIrene.Thankyouforcallingin(TeddyJoy).ThetransitiontoHealthandHumanServicesfortheIndependentLivingProgramisatthefederallevelundertheadministrationforcommunityliving.Andagainthat’satthefederallevel.

InthestateofCaliforniatherehasnotbeenachangeatthispointintermsofadministrationorwheretheindependentlivingservicesarelivingbecausetheywillremainattheDORatthistime.WIOAdoesnotchangethat.

(TeddyJoyRemheld):Welltheybuttheywillchangeeventually.Imeanthere’snorequirementforthechangetotakeplacethisyearormaybeevennextyear.ButIthinkeventuallyifischangingatthefederallevelit’sgoingtochangeatthestateleveltoo.

IreneWalela:Right.Wehavenotheardthateffect.

KellyHartgreaves:YesthisisKellyHartgreavesfromDORlegal.Iwouldjustcommentthat,youknow,wearewithintheHealthandHumanServicesAgency.

Sothis - thefactthatweareunderthatumbrellaatthestateleveldoesn’tseemtoreallychangethecourseofourprogram.

Wefollowthefederalguidelinesandthefederalrulesandregulationsinthestate.

Soatthispointwe’renotexpectingthatthefactthatit’sbeenmovedatthefederallevelwillchangeforus.It’salignedwithourHealthandHumanServicesAgency.

(TeddyJoyRemheld):SotheStateIndependentLivingCouncilisstillgoingtobeapartoftheDepartmentofRehabilitation?

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Woman:TheDepartmentofHealthand...

JoeXavier:(Teddy)thisisJoe.Sothe(silk)isaseparateentity.It’snotwithinDOR.It’swithintheHealthandHumanServicesAgencyhereinCalifornia.

Andthere’sno - there’snothingthatWIOAdoestochangethatplacement.Yourquestionabout,youknow,mightthischangethefocusofthestateplanforindependentlivinghavingtodowithemploymentImeanthatcertainlywouldbesomethingdrivenbythedevelopmentoftheplanandbytheindividualsthatparticipateinthatprocess.

ButtheWIOAchangesthemselvesdon’tbringanyofthattotheforefront.

(TeddyJoyRemheld):Okay.WellthanksJoe.AndIalsocanIfollow-upwithasecondquestion?

JoeXavier:Sure.

(TeddyJoyRemheld):Sothismandateof15%beingspentontransitionforyouthandthenyouwentontotalkabouttheopportunitiesforemploymentforolderadultsandsecondaryeducationandsoforth.Butitconcernsmethatmoneyisnot - isgoingtobemovedaround.

Andsotherewon’tbethemoneyavailableforthe - itsoundslikemoremoneyisgoingtobefocusedonthe - whateverupto24agelevel.Andthenafterthatthe30,40,50-year-oldsthataredisabledlaterinlifemaybetheshortendofthefunding?

JeffRiel:That’swhyweclarifythe50%redirectionoffundsifyouwillisforstudentswithdisabilitiesaged16to21yearsold.

(TeddyJoyRemheld):Yes.

JeffRiel:Andthereisanadditionalfundingandwearegoingtohavetolookatourentirefiscalmanagementsystemtodeterminehowwemeetthatfiscalobjectiveofredirecting50%ofthefederalDORfundstothatpopulation16to21.

Wearegoingtodoittrytodoitwiththeleastdisruptionofanyofourservices.Butoverthecourseoftheyearwearegoingtobehavingpublichearings,needsassessments,stateplanhearingstoreallydevelopourstrategiesgoingforwardonhowbesttoservetheyouthpopulationandcontinuetoserveouradultpopulation.

(TeddyJoyRemheld):Thankyou.

JoeXavier:ThankyouTeddy.

Coordinator:Ournextquestioncomesfrom(KarenThompson).Yourlineisopen.

(KarenThompson):Hi.I’mworkabilitycoordinatorforaschooldistrictinNorthCountySanDiego.

Currentlywe - whenstudentshavemoresignificantdisabilitiesandthey’reineithersomethingcalledanadulttransitionprogramorsomethingsimilarthat’sstudents18through22becauseofthepayeroflastresortwearerequiredtowaituntilthey’reintheirlastyearinthatprogrambeforewecanaccessservices,paidsupportedemploymentservices.WillthatchangewithWIOA?

JeffRiel:No.ThisisJeffRiel.FromwhatI’munderstandingyoutosayyouhaveyouradultspecialedpopulation18to21that’s...

(KarenThompson):Yes,thankyou(unintelligible)...

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JeffRiel:...(unintelligible)educationservices.You’resayingthattheschoolisa payer oflastresortforsupportiveemploymentservices?Isthatwhatyou’resaying?

(KarenThompson):Right.

JeffRiel:WIOAinandofitselfdoesnotchange,doesnotdictateatthestateleveltheprovisionwhopays,who’sthepayeroffirstorlastresortonsupportiveemploymentservices.

Currentlyschoolshelpsupportthatservices.Bothrehabsupportsthoseservicesandtheregionalcentershelpsupportthoseservices.

Wewilldefinitely - oneofthethingstheactdoesrequireisaninteragencyagreementwiththeDepartmentofDevelopmentalServices.

Inthatinteragencyagreementnodoubtwewillbetalkingabouttheprivacyandservices,who’sfiscallyresponsible,andwe’lldealwithsomeofthoseissuesinaninteragencyagreement.

Butcurrentlywedon’tseeachangeinhowsupportiveemploymentisbeingfundedhereatthestateatleastatthisearlyhour.

(KarenThompson):Whatwewouldliketoseebecause,youknow,you’reaskingforsomesuggestions,parentsoftenrequestthatthestudentstransitionoutofthatprogramearlierbecausetheyareshowingthattheiremploymentthatweareprovidingthroughworkabilitytheemploymentservicesthatthey’redoingwellattheirsitesthatthey’reworkingindependently,they’retravelingindependently.

Andwewouldliketobeabletotransitionthemoutearlierthanage22.Butcurrentlywe’reheldtothelast,youknow,sixmonthstoayearatthetimethatthey’rewithuswhenthat’snotnecessarilyinthebestinterestofthestudent.That’scertainlysomethingthatwe’dliketoseeaddressedifpossible.

JeffRiel:RightandthatwouldnotbeaWIOAchange.That’sactuallyastatepolicywiththeregionalcenterswherebytheregionalcenterswillstarttoprovidesupporteitherafterthestudentgraduatesoragesoutofthespecialeducationsystem.Butthat’scertainlysomethingweneedtolookatasastate.

ButWIOAinandofitselfwouldnotimpactthattransitionperiodbetweentheregionalcentersandtheschooldistrict.

(KarenThompson):Understand.Andthenwe’retalkingaboutinternshipsandapprenticeshipsbecausewedealwithstudentswithmoderatedisabilitiesaswellasthemoderatetosevere.Sowouldthosebepaidinternshipsandapprenticeships?

JeffRiel:Theycertainlycanbe.TheycanbepaidOJTs,on-the-job-trainings.Theycouldbepaidinternshipsortheycouldbeinternshipsthataresupportedbytheemployers.Allthosepossibilitiesmaybeavailable.

(KarenThompson):Okay.Wellwe’reveryexcitedaboutWIOA.Andthiswasveryinformative.Thankyousomuch.

JeffRiel:Thankyou.

Coordinator:Ournextquestioncomesfrom(JaneFlepeFord).Yourlineisopen.

(JaneFlepeFord):Hi.Thisis(JaneFlepeFord).I’mwithParentsHelpingParents,aparenttrainingandinformationcenterinSanJose.AndI’mveryexcitedaboutthepre-employmenttransitionservice.

Ourgrantwiththefedsalsoisgoingtobestrengtheningthetransitioncomponent.

Andmyquestionis,areyougoingtobedoingoutreach?IknowtheworkwiththeILCs -- andwejustmetwiththemtoseehowwecancollaborate -- andI’mhopingthatyou’regoingtobeworkingwiththePTIstosupportthissection.BecauseIthinkit’sreallycriticalthatwegetparentsandtheyouthonboardwithdoingadvocacy,etcetera.

JeffRiel:Yes.Howisthat?That’smybestanswerallday.

(JaneFlepeFord):That’sthebestanswer.Ilovethat,shortandsweet.That’sgreat.I’mveryexcitedaboutthetransitionportionsothankyou.

JoeXavier:Well(Jane)andthankyou.ButIthink,youknow,aswe’vesaidandwe’llsayagainthroughoutthecallwellwe’relookingforopportunities.You’reputtingoneonthetableherewhichis,youknow,tobringthePTISintothattransitionyouthconversation.Sothankyouforthatandyeswe’llthrowthatintoourmixofconversations.

(JaneFlepeFord):Great.Thankyou.

Coordinator:Nextquestioncomesfrom(VaughnPina).Yourlineisopen.

(VaughnPina):Goodafternooneveryone.Ijusthaveaquickquestionortwoquickquestions.Ithinkthey’vealreadybeenansweredsofar.

OneishowisDORgoingtoimplementWIOAintotheIndianreservationsortheruralcommunitiesofCalifornia?

Wehavethehighestdropoutrateforanypopulationandwetendtogettheleastamountofservicesoftransitionpart?

AndmysecondquestionislikeIsaidbeforewedohaveahighdropoutrate.Welosealotofkidsaroundthe9thand10thgrade.

IsWIOAgoingtobeabletohelpthatpopulationatayoungerageascomparedwith12gradetransitionaged,youknow,modelthattheyusealready?

BillMoore:Hi.ThisisBillMoore.

(VaughnPina):HiBill.

BillMoore:Howareyoudoing?

(VaughnPina):Good.

BillMoore:Willletmejuststress - letmejustfirststressthattheDepartmentofRehabilitationwearegoingtocontinuetocollaboratewithallofour121partners.

Asyouknowwejustrecentlyhadourannualmeetinghere.

(VaughnPina):Right.

BillMoore:Andwestressedtheimportanceofourpartnershipanddoingthethingsthatweneedtodotoenhanceourservicestothismutualcopulationthatweservice.

Sowe’regoingtobereachingouttoyouandyourothercolleaguestohelpustodoabetterjobinservingNativeAmericans.

Andcertainlythoseyoungpeoplethatmeetthecriteria,theagethatwedefineaswerelatetothesepre-transitionemploymentserviceswellitsemploymentservices.Theseserviceswillbeavailabletothemaswellthosewhoareeligibleforservices.

But,youknow,themostimportantthingisthatwe’regoingtocontinueourpartnershipwithyouandyourcolleagues.Andwe’regoingtobelookingtoyoutohelpustodoabetterjobatreachingouttothispopulation.

(VaughnPina):Ilikethat.ThankyouBill.

BillMoore:You’rewelcome.

Coordinator:Ournextquestioncomesfrom(TeresaGonzales).Yourlineisopen.

(TereseGonzales):YesIhaveaquestionregardingthe15%federalDORallocationforpre-employment.ThiswouldgotoJeffRiel.

WecurrentlyhaveacontractwiththeDepartmentofRehabPPPprogram.Willthis15%affectourcurrentcontract?

JeffRiel:Hi.ThisisJeff.Howareyou?Andthankyouforbeingapartnerwithuswithyourschoolcollaborative.

Wedon’tseenecessarilyanimmediateimpacttoourtransitionpartnershipprojects.InfactmanyoftheservicesprovidedinthatprojectIthinkdomeetthecriteriathat’ssetforthinpre-employmenttransitionservices.

WewillbeworkingmuchcloselywithnotonlyourTPPbutotherschooldistrictstoseeifwecanexpandthesetypesoftransitionservices.

Butwedon’tseeanyimmediateimpacttoourTransitionPartnershipProjects.Infactwe’regoingtohavetousesomeofthefundsthatarecurrentlybeingspentbyourprogramtosatisfysomeofthat15%requirement.

Sowe’regoingtobeworkingwithallofourtransitionpartnershipprogramsinlookingatthiscurrentservicedeliveryofyourprogramandtoseeifwecanmakesurethatwefoldinthebestservicesasanappropriateserviceinyourcontractandthenbeabletousethose(finish)thosefundstowardthesatisfactionofthe50%setaside.

(CherylAdams)andherteamwillbecontactingmorethanlikelyallthetransitionpartnershipprojectsverysoontotalkabouttheimpactofWIOAtoourcostprogramsandstarttostrategizeonhowwemoveforwardundertheseagreements.

Coordinator:Sorry,Ms.(Gonzales),doesthatansweryourquestion?

(TereseGonzales):Yes.Thankyousomuch.

Coordinator:Okaythankyou.

(TereseGonzales):(Unintelligible)(Cheryl).

Coordinator:Ournextquestioncomesfrom(RickAsada).Yourlineisopen.

(RickAsada):Goodafternooneveryone.MyquestioniswithregardstohowweanticipateorwhenwecananticipatetolearnmoreabouttheperformancestandardstoseehowthatperformanceskateswithourcurrentcontractswithTPPaswellaswiththenewperformancestandardsthatwe’llhavetomeetwithregardstoWIOA?

TeresaCorreale:Hi.ThisisTeresaCorreale.We’recontinuingtolookatthenewperformancerequirements.AndwearegoingtohavetopartnerwithacoupleotheragenciestolookatthoseincludingEDDandDepartmentofEducationandcomeupwithanagreedupontranslationofwhatthoserequirementsare.

Inthemeantimethecurrentperformanceindicatorsarestillinplayandwe’llstillbereportingonthose.

AndwhenwehavetoimplementthenewonesinthenextcoupleofyearsI’msuretheregulationswillmakeitmoreclearaboutwhatthosearegoingtobe.Butinthemeantimewe’renot...

(RickAsada):Sowe - I’msorry.Sowedon’t...

TeresaCorreale:Yes?

(RickAsada):...anticipatebeingresponsiblefortheWIOAperformancestandardsatleastforanothercoupleofyears?

TeresaCorreale:Atleastanotheryear.

(RickAsada):Okay.

TeresaCorreale:Oneyear.

JeffRiel:AndthisisJeff.IfImightaddforallofourcallpartnersouroutcomemeasuresarestillpaidemployment,90dayspaidemploymentthatresultsinasuccessfuloutcome...

(RickAsada):Whichissignificantlylessthanwhatweoweorrequire.

JeffRiel:WellwhatIwasgoingtosayiswedon’tanticipateintheshorttermchangingourcoststoanythingotherthanbesuccessfulinplacingourconsumersinintegratedemployment.

Soevenwiththeadoptionofthenewperformancemeasureswhichmeasureotherthingslikeskillsattainmentandeducationaloutcomeswewillstillverymuchvaluethevocationaloutcomesthatourco-oppartnershavehelpedusachieve.

(RickAsada):Okay.Thankyouverymuchgentlemen.

JeffRiel:Thankyou.

Coordinator:Ournextquestioncomesfrom(MitchPomerantz).Yourlineisopen.

(MitchPomerantz):Yesgoodafternoon.FirstlytoElenaIhopethatatanupcomingmeetingoftheBlindAdvisoryCommitteeearlynextyearwecanhaveamorespecificpresentationrelativetoWIOA’simpactonblindandvisuallyimpairedpersons.

Andalongthoselinesovertheyearsbothasanadvocatebutalsoinmyformeremploymentlifemyexperienceisthattheone-stopcenterswhichthedepartmentiscontinuingtoworkcloselywithandrelyonforsomeassistancereallyhasn’taddressedwithafewexceptionsourparticularneeds.

Mostofthecentersarenotequippedforaccessibilityforblindandvisuallyimpairedpersons.Andtheemploymentspecialists,thefolkswhowereactuallyonthefrontlinesthereatleastatonetimeitwasalotofturnover.

Andsotheirexperiencewithpeoplewithdisabilitiesletalonepeoplewhohadvisiondisabilitieswaslessthanadequate.

SothequestionisaretherefundswithinWIOAspecificallyforthedepartmenttoutilizebothtomakesurethatalloftheone-stopcentersareequippedtoprovideaccommodationsforblindandvisuallyimpairedpersonsandtrainingforthestaffsatthesecentersothatatleasttheyhavesomebasicunderstandunderstandingofourparticularneeds?Thankyou.

ElenaGomez:Goodafternoon(Mitch).Goodtohearfromyou.InresponsetoyourfirstquestionregardingWIOAwhetherornotthatwouldbeasubjectinanupcomingadvisorycommittee,givemeheadstart.We’renotwaitingtillnextyear.It’sgoingtobeatopicfor an upcomingmeeting...

(MitchPomerantz):Fantastic.

ElenaGomez:November19.Ithoughtyouwouldthinkitwouldbefantastic.

Okaynowwithrespecttotheonestop,ourjobcareercentersbeingacceptableforindividualswhoareblindandvisuallyimpairedIthinkyou’veheard,youknow,numeroustimesthattherearenonewfundsbeingmadeavailablewiththeimplementationofWIOA.

HoweverthereisanopportunitynowonyourWIOAtabanassessmentdoneofthephysicalandprogrammaticaspectsoftheone-stopcareercentersforpeoplewithdisabilitiesnowarequirementeventhoughitwasarequirementundertheADA.

WIOAtrulyemphasizestheinclusionofindividualswithdisabilitiesinourstateboard’sinvestmentact.

Sothere’sanopportunitytherefortheDepartmentofRehabilitationtopartnerwiththeStateWorkforceDevelopmentBoardaswellasthelocalboardtoseehowwecanimproveuponthat.

Andwecertainlyaregoingtolookouttothebacktoproviderecommendationsaboutwhatweshouldbeseeingintheone-stopcenterstoensuretheaccessibilityforallblindandvisuallyimpairedCalifornians.

(MitchPomerantz):I’mquitesureyou’llreceivealltheinputyoucanhandleandthensome.

ElenaGomez:Iwouldn’texpectanylessfromyou(Mitch).Thankyou.

(MitchPomerantz):Absolutely.Thankyouverymuch.

Coordinator:Ournextquestioncomesfrom(JohnParasolb).Yourlineisopen.

(JohnParasolb):Myquestionhastodowiththepromisegrants.Iunderstandthegrantsaredifferentthanfederaldollarsperhaps.Butdoesthisimpactthepromisegrantinanyway?

JeffRiel:Yesasyou - foreverybodythatdoesn’tknowpromisegrantisagrantthattheDepartmentofRehabilitationhasaleadershiproleinthatissupporting14to16-year-oldsthatareinreceiptofsupplementalsecurityincome.

It’sapilotprogram.It’sa - it’stoevaluatewhethercertaininterventionscanleadtogreaterindependenceofstudentswithdisabilitiesthatareSSI.

Thatisafederalgrantatthispoint.Thefederalgrantdoesnotimpactournecessitytospend50%ofourfunds.

Sofundsspentoutofthatgrantdon’tsatisfythe50%fundingrequirement.Howevermanyoftheservicesthatweareprovidingunder(Chronos)areinsyncwithtests,thepreandfundedtransitionservicesprovisionunderWIOA.

AndwedoanticipatemanyofthesestudentsmostofthestudentsbecomingDRconsumers.Atthatpointthentheredirectionofourstaffandtheservicesthatweprovidehereinthedepartmentwillmeetthetestneedsofthosestudents.

Soyes,we’reworkingverycloselywithourprovideragenciesprovidingthat - thosegrantservices.AndthenweanticipatereceivingmanyofthosestudentsinasDRconsumersinwhichcasewe’llcontinuetoprovideservicesasadepartment.

(JohnParasolb):Thankyouverymuch.

JeffRiel:Okay.

ConnieDaMant:Wehavefivepersonsinthequeue.I’mgoingtoasktheoperatortoclosewiththosefiveifwecangetthemin.Andthenwewillhavesomeclosingremarksandannouncementofsomeadditionalopportunities.Sowe’lltakethenextquestion.

Coordinator:Thankyou.Ournextquestioncomesfrom(TeresaFeluzi).Yourlineisopen.

(TeresaFeluzi):Thankyou.Ihaveaquestionabouthowthedepartmentwillengagestakeholdersaroundtheplanforyouthtransitionservices.

Asthecentersarenowrequiredasanewcoreservicetoprovideyouthtransitionservicesit’sreallyimportantforILCsandotherstakeholderstobeapartofdevelopingtheplanforhowtheserviceswillbeimplemented.What’stheplanforDOR?

JeffRiel:Sure.So(Teresa),everybodyhereislookingatmeformetoanswerthatonesowellasyou’veheardmesayattheoutsetandI’llsayitagaininclosing,youknow,we’realwayslookingforopportunitiesandforpartnerships.

SoifI’veheardyourquestioncorrectlyitsoundsliketheILTswillbeincludedinthatconversation.

Wewillbe,youknow,extendingoutsomeworkgroupstoworkthroughanumberofthesefunctions.Andwecertainlywe’lllooktomakesurethattheyareinformedattherighttimewithparticipationfromourcommunity.

Sothat’sonewaythatwe’regoingtodoit.AndI’llspeakalittlebitmoreaboutsomeadditionalinputlater.

Butwealsoinviteyouthecommunityandnotjust(Teresa)whoaskedthequestionbuteverybodyelsewho’sonthecallletusknowofdifferentwaysthatyouthinkwecanbetterpartnerwithyouonmovingforwardintheimplementation.

Ouradvisorybodyas,youknow,youheardearlierfromoneofthecallersisonablindadvisorycommitteewillbetakingupthisconversation.

WehavetheSRC.WehavetheAssistantTechnologyAdCommittee.WehavetheDeafandHardofHearingAdvisoryCommittee,theStateIndependentLivingCouncilwillbetakinguptheconversationnodoubt.

TheStateRehabilitationCouncilisoneofourpartnerswillbetakingupthisconversation.

Sothere’llbeanumberoffouravailableforyoutocontributetoinadditiontoanyworkgroupspecificactivity.

(TeresaFeluzi):Thankyou.AndthenIhaveoneadditionalquestion.

InoticedthatinSection474thereisa5%caponthefundsthatthedesignatedstateentitycanretainrelatedtoTitleVIIB.

DoyouseethatassignificantlyaffectingwhatDORcando?Isthere - doyouseethatasbeingproblematic?

TheresaCorreale:Hi.ThisisTeresa.That5%capisreallyacapoftheindirectcostrate,nottheamountofmoneythatcanbespentonDORstaffprovidingormonitoringthisprogram.

Sothechangereallyisonlyfrom8%captoa5%caponwhatwecanchargethatgrantforindirectcosts.SoI - itshouldn’tbealargeimpacttotheprogram.

(TeresaFeluzi):Thankyou.

Coordinator:Ournextquestioncomesfrom(SarahBennett).Yourlineisopen.

(SarahBennett):Yes.I’dliketoknowwilltherebeafuturefundingforWIOA?

JeffRiel:WellifyoucanreadCongress’mindyou’redoingasgoodasweare.Rightnowweknowthereisnoadditionalfunding.

(SarahBennett):Allright.Youansweredmy...

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(SarahBennett):...question.Thankyou.

Coordinator:Thankyou.Ournextquestioncomesfrom(TeresaGonzales).Yourlineisopen.

(TeresaGonzales):Hi.Myquestionissimilarto(TeresaFeluzi)’s.Somine - soILCsaremandatedwithtransitioningyouthandDORismandatedwasspending15%ofitsbudgettosupportyouthtransitions.

SomyquestionishowdoesthedepartmentplantopartnerwithILCsinparticulartosupportILC’srequiredeffortstotransitionyouth?

Andifyou’relookingforsuggestionsonhowtopartnerIvoteforgivingILCsmoremoney.

IreneWalela:ThisisIreneWalela.Thankyou.Thatisthequestionofthehour.AndIagreethatwehavealottotalkaboutintermsofcoordinatingandcollaboratingwiththeILCsandthetransitionprogramssothatwecanworkonthatnewcoreservice.

Wedon’thavespecificplanssetyet.Therewillberegulationscomingforththatwewillneedtoberesponsiveto.

AndwearegoingtoasJoementionedhaveaseriesofopenformstokeeptalkingaboutopportunitiestocollaborate.

JeffRiel:ThisisJeffrey.Ijustwanttothrowsomethingelseouttherejustsoeverybodythatthat’slisteningunderstandsaboutthe15%.The15%A,isnotnewfundstothedepartment.Fifteenpercentisaredirectionofourexistingresourcesincludingourownstaffresources.

Sothetimespentbyourcounselorsandouremploymentteamsallhelpsatisfythat50%.

SoIdidn’twantanybodywalkingawaythinkingthat(unintelligible)...

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JeffRiel:...ofdiscretionaryfundsisspentonnewactivities.Iwishthatwerethecase.

Pointinfactiswehavetolookatourexistingspendingpatternsaswellasourownstaffandredirectthatstaffaswelltotheprovisionofthoseservices.Allthatgoestothat50%set-asiderate.

(TeresaGonzales):Thankyou.

JeffRiel:Thankyou.

Coordinator:Thenextquestioncomesfrom(PaulaMarjisom).Yourlineisopen.

(PaulaMarjisom):Hi.Inoticedthatinthedescriptionofthepre-employmenttransitionservicesself-advocacytrainingwasmentioned.

Sothatleadsmetoaskdoyouseethatpre-employmenttransitionserviceswouldincludeindependentlivingskillsdevelopmentandsocialadjustment?

JeffRiel:Yes.I - thisisJeffRiel.Ithinkthateasilyfallswithinoneofthemandatedcategoriesofyes,IndependentLivingSkillsisoneoftheelementsthatthefederalgovernmenthasidentifiedundertheactasaprovisionofservices.

Soyesthere’sgoingtobemultiplewaysIthinkwecanhelpaddressprovidingthoseservices.

(PaulaMarjisom):Great.Andthentheotherquestionisistheside-by-sidereportavailableinalternateformats,theonethatyou’regoingtorelease?

JoeXavier:Yes.

JeffRiel:Yes.Yes.

(PaulaMarjisom):Ohgood.Okaythanks.

JoeXavier:AndI’msorryIdidn’tmeantojumpininfrontofyoubutwementionedthatwe’llpostthisonourWebpage.Sothatwillbeavailablethereelectronicallyandthen...

(PaulaMarjisom):ItisanExcelorisitaWorddocument?

JoeXavier:It’saWorddocument.

(PaulaMarjisom):Good,allrightthanks.

JoeXavier:I’mblindmyselfsoIknowIemphasizewiththeneedtobeabletoreadit.

(PaulaMarjisom):Thankyousomuch.

JoeXavier:Okay.

Coordinator:Ournextquestioncomesfrom(BrianMcDonald).Yourlineisopen.

(BrianMcDonald):Hieverybody.Thisis(BrianMcDonald)atDB101atthe(RoseInstitute)onDisability.WIOAisatremendousopportunitytolookatsomenaggingproblemsinafreshnewwaywehope.

AndI’mlookingtoanystrategicideasyouarehavingorcouldbehavingwithusaswemoveforwardinenhancingbenefitplanningservices.Thereisn’taconsumerIknowinmy35yearhistorywhomanagessignificantdisability.Andwithoutmanagingtheirbenefitsprofilethereisnocareer.

Soifwe’reinterestedinchangingthetrajectoryandtheoutcomeshereonemploymentI’mwonderingifyou’vegivenany front-end thoughttoenhancingbenefitplanningservicesinCalifornia?

JeffRiel:ThisisJeff.Howareyou?

(BrianMcDonald):Hi.

JeffRiel:Absolutelyso,youknow,ourpromisegrantitselfhashired62brandnewpersoncertifiedinbenefitsplanning.Soit’saveryimportantconcepttouscertainly.

Wealsohavestartedapilotherewithinourowndepartmentindevelopingbenefitsplannersandcoordinatorstohelpconsumersnavigatefrompublicassistancetogainful,substantialgainfulactivityandwork.

SoyesI’msurethatwillbepartofthemix.Wedorecognizetheneedforthetypeoftrainingandsupportforourconsumerssothattheycanreceiveallthecounseling,thebestcounselingtheycanget,takeadvantageofanyworkincentiveprogramstheSocialSecurityAdministrationmightprovidethenultimatelygoontoworkwithouttheneedofpublicsupport.

(BrianMcDonald):Thankyou.

Coordinator:Anditdoeslooklikewehadoneotherquestioncomeintoqueue.Wouldyouliketotakethatfinalquestion?

JeffRiel:Yes.

Coordinator:Thankyou.Ourfinalquestioncomesfrom(GregoryMathis).Yourlineisopen.

(GregoryMathis):Goodafternoon.TheDepartmentofRehabilitationAssistedTechnologyAdvisoryCommitteewillbeveryinterestedintheimpactonassistedtechnologyundertheupdatedact.

AndsoIthinkthatthesecanbeinterestedindepartment’sperspectiveontheleadershipperspectiveespeciallyconsideringthecurrentchallengeinthehandoffbetweentheschoolsandDepartmentofRehabilitation/regionalcentersforyouthtransitioningintoemployment.

JeffRiel:So...

(GregoryMathis):ImeanIrealizethattheleadershipisgoingtolooktowardstheadvisorycommittees.Imeanforastartingpointhasaleadershiphadanythoughtsatthispointintimeforhowaccesscanbeincreasedespeciallyconsideringthecurrentstandardorstatuswherethehandoffisveryawkwardbetweentheschooldistrictsandthedepartmentandregionalcenters?

JeffRiel:Yeslookthat’sfine.ThisisJeffRielagain.OneoftherequirementsoftheactisthatwehaveaninteragencyagreementwiththeCaliforniaDepartmentofEducationandtheDepartmentofRehabilitationandtheDepartmentofEducation.

Ithinkwhenwerenewthatagreementtechnologyisgoingtobesomethingthatwelookatmuchmoreclosely.

Howdowetransitionstudentsoutfromeducationto(unintelligible)system?Asyouknowthere’smanylawsthatdictateequipmentthatisused,adaptivetechnologythat’susedbythestudent.Usuallythatisretainedbytheschooldistricts.

SoIthinkwehavetostartlookingatdifferentstrategiesonhowwecantransitionthosestudentseitherA,withtheirowntechnologyorB,tomakesurethatwesecureappropriatetechnologyinatimelyfashionsothatthestudentisn’timpactedattheirpointoftransition.

AndIthinkalotofthosediscussionswiththesupportoftheTechnologyCouncilwillbewiththeCaliforniaDepartmentofEducationtoseeiftheycandoabetterjobtransitioningstudentswithtechnologyneeds.

(GregoryMathis):Thankyou.

ConnieDaMant:SowiththatI’mgoingtojumpinbeforeJoe’sfinalremarksandletyouknowthatweintendtohavemanymoreopportunitiestoreceiveyourinput,thenextoneinjusttwoweeksonNovember18.

That’spartofthe2016stateplanpublicmeetingat1o’clockattheDepartmentofRehabilitationCentralOfficeandourlocalofficesthroughoutCalifornia.

ApublicnoticeandagendawillbepostedontheDORWebsiteverysoon.

We’vealsoestablishedasImentionedearly - nyfinalthoughts?

JoeXavier:Wellfirstofallletmejustthank,youknow,theteamhere.Againthere’sbeenalotofworkdonetogetustothispointwherewecanengagewithourcommunityandhavetheconversations.

Andthenthankyoutoallofyouwhowereonthelinewhowereparticipatinginthecall.Ithinkatonepointwehadupto212linesinuse.Andthatdoesn’taccountforthenumberofpeoplewhomaybecallingfromthesamepoint.

Youknow,thatIsaidthroughoutthelastnumberofmonthsoncebeingappointedthatgettingstakeholderandcommunitymeaningfulinputandparticipationintotheworkthatwe’redoingisverykeyandaveryimportantaspectthatIbringtomyroleasadirector.

Sowe’reverygladtohavehadthisopportunity.ButIreallywanttoencourageyoutocontinuetothinkaboutwiththeconversationsyouheardtoday,thequestionsyouheardtodayandthroughthevariousformsthatwillbepresentedincludingtheemailpleasedosharewithusboththeopportunitythatyousee -- acoupleofyoutouchedonsomeofthose -- thequestionsthatcometoyourmind,anyconcernsthatmaymaterialize.

Allofthatwillbeinvaluabletoinformboththeregulationatthefederallevel,thepolicyortheregulationatthestateleveloncethatisdone,ourdevelopmentandimplementationofallthevariouschangesthatweneedtomake.

Soagainthankyouforthetime.Thankyouforbeingonthecall.We’lllookforwardtohearingfromyouinanotheropportunity.

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