8 Alaska Admin. Code § 85.842

Current through October 17, 2024

Section 8 AAC 85.842 - Priority of service: Workforce Investment Act

(a) If Workforce Investment Act (WIA) program funding under 29 U.S.C. 2801 - 2945 becomes 65 percent obligated, and other one-stop partner agency funding is unavailable, the director will implement the following priority of service when providing WIA program participants with intensive and training services:

(1) the division shall establish and maintain a mechanism to provide for priority funding to the following target groups in the following order:

(A) low-income veterans and military spouses;

(B) low-income individuals with disabilities;

(C) public assistance recipients;

(D) other low-income individuals;

(E) individuals who are not self-sufficient;

(2) the level of significance of the individual's disability is identified as one of the following three priority categories:

(A) individuals with the most significant disabilities;

(B) individuals with significant disabilities;

(C) individuals with disabilities.

(b) In this section,

(1) "individuals with disabilities" means individuals who

(A) have a physical, mental, or sensory impairment;

(B) have a substantial impediment to employment as a result of the impairment; and

(C) need vocational rehabilitation services to prepare for, secure, retain, or regain employment consistent with the individual's strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice;

(2) "individuals with significant disabilities" means individuals who

(A) receive Social Security disability income or supplemental security income, or have a severe physical, mental, or sensory impairment that seriously limits one or more functional capacities, such as mobility, work skills, self-care, interpersonal skills, communication, self-direction, or work tolerance in terms of an employment outcome; and

(B) needs multiple vocational rehabilitation services over an extended period of time;

(3) "individuals with the most significant disabilities" means individuals with significant disabilities who have severe physical, mental, or sensory impairment that seriously limits three or more functional capacities.

8 AAC 85.842

Eff. 4/24/2010, Register 194

Authority:AS 23.20.045

AS 23.20.100