Contents of this page

• Overview
• Information about the submission of FY 2014 VR State Plans
• Approved Federal FY 2013 VR State Plans
• Approved Federal FY 2012 VR State Plans

For a state to participate in the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program authorized under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, (the Act), and the State Supported Employment Services Program under Title VI, Part B, of the Rehabilitation Act, it must have an approved Title I State Plan and Title VI, Part B, supplement to the plan.

The Title I State Plan and its Title VI, Part B, supplement reflects a state's commitment to administer these two formula grant programs in compliance with the provisions of the plan and its supplement and applicable federal legal requirements. The plan and its supplement also describe a state's activities related to various administrative and operational considerations connected with these programs. As such, the plan and its supplement serve as key elements in the Rehabilitation Services Administration’s (RSA) monitoring of a state's administration of these two programs.

RSA has implemented an on-line submission process through the RSA Web site at http://rsa.ed.gov and is encouraging states to submit their State Plans on-line via the RSA Web site.

Instructions about the submission of the FY 2014 VR State Plans have been documented in PD-13-02 - "Extension of the State Plan for the Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program and the Supplement for the Supported Employment Services Program"  MS Word (240KB) | PDF (1.6 M)

In addition to the State Plan materials, a certification regarding lobbying is required for each program for which federal funds are requested; thus one certification must be signed and retained by the state agency for the VR program and another for the SE program. The certification form (ED-80-0013) is available for download through the RSA website, or at http://www.ed.gov/programs/8003/assurancesed80013.doc.

The following table will allow access to federal FY 2013 approved VR state plans, state plan approval letters signed by the RSA commissioner (in PDF format), and state plan letters in accessible MS Word format. The federal FY 2013 approved VR state plans also are posted on the RSA Web site at http://rsa.ed.gov/view.cfm?rsaform=VR-State-Plan&fy=2013.

For people with a slower internet connection, be advised that all of the the MS Word letters and Adobe PDFs are 102KB or less.

The following table will allow access to federal FY 2012 approved VR state plans, state plan approval letters signed by the RSA commissioner (in PDF format), and state plan letters in accessible MS Word format. The federal FY 2012 approved VR state plans also are posted on the RSA Web site at http://rsa.ed.gov/view.cfm?rsaform=VR-State-Plan&fy=2012.

For people with a slower internet connection, be advised that the MS Word letters are not more than 64KB in size, the Adobe PDFs are significantly larger (1.46MB).