32 Miss. Code. R. 10-9-9.0
To effectively meet the needs of students/youth with disabilities, OVR/OVRB collaborates with education and other workforce programs to assist students with the transition from school to postsecondary education and/or to competitive integrated employment (CIE). To accomplish this, counselors are assigned to work with specific school districts to provide transition services, including Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), in accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Furthermore, MDRS maintains a Memorandum of Understanding' (MOU) with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and an Agreement of Cooperation' for Transition Services with local educational agencies (LEAs) to help continue this collaboration.
This MOU with MDE is not intended to reduce the obligation under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of a LEA to provide or pay for any transition services that are also considered special education or related services that are necessary for ensuring a free appropriate public education to students with disabilities within Mississippi.
32 Miss. Code. R. 10-9-9.0