32 Miss. Code. R. 10-9-9.1
Transition Services are defined as a coordinated set of activities for students and youth with a disability which: 77
* are designed within an outcome-oriented process that promotes movement from school to postsecondary activities, including postsecondary education, vocational training, Competitive Integrated Employment, continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation and Supported Employment;
* are based upon the individual student's or youth's needs, taking into account the student's or youth's preferences and interests;
* include instruction, community experiences, the development of employment and post-school goals, and, if appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and functional vocational evaluation;
* promote or facilitate the achievement of the employment outcome identified in the student's or youth's Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE); and
* include outreach to and engagement of the parents, or as appropriate, the representative of such a student or youth with a disability.
Student with a disability refers to an individual with a disability enrolled in a secondary, postsecondary, or other recognized education program who is no younger than fourteen (14) and no older than twenty-one (21) years of age, and is eligible for and receiving special education or related services under IDEA or is an individual with a disability for purposes of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. 78
Youth with a disability refers to an individual with a disability who is not younger than fourteen (14) years of age and is not older than twenty-four (24) years of age. 79
Potentially Eligible (PE) refers to students who:
* meet the definition of"student with a disability" and
* have not applied for and been determined eligible or ineligible for VR services.
PE students are not required to apply for and be determined eligible for VR services to receive Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS). However, they can only receive Pre-ETS; should they need any additional VR services they must go through the application and eligibility determination process.
Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) is a specific set of services that are only available to eligible and potentially eligible students with disabilities. These services are intended to be the earliest set of services available to students with disabilities, and are designed to help students begin to identify career interests.
32 Miss. Code. R. 10-9-9.1