Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 1.854 - Written plan; goals(a) The Secretary of the Department of Education, the Secretary of the Department of Human Services and the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Industry, working with other Commonwealth agencies or executive office officials as appropriate, will develop a written plan to address the implementation of the following goals: (1) Implement Employment First as the policy of Commonwealth executive branch agencies.(2) Align funding, policy, data collection and practice toward an emphasis on competitive integrated employment rather than noncompetitive, nonintegrated employment.(3) Increase the number of Pennsylvanians with a disability employed in a competitive integrated job.(b) Progress toward meeting the goals in subsection (a) is to be measured by gathering and evaluating, as permissible by law and as available:(1) The labor participation rate and unemployment rate of Pennsylvanians with a disability.(2) The number and percentage of Pennsylvania youth with a disability who successfully complete at least one paid community integrated work experience or community integrated work-based learning experience before exiting secondary education.(3) The number and percentage of Pennsylvania youth with a disability who transition from secondary education to adult life with a competitive integrated job or an integrated post-secondary education or training opportunity intended to lead to a competitive integrated job.(4) The number and percentage of Pennsylvanians with a disability employed in a competitive integrated job who are participants in a Medicaid-funded or State-only funded program that provides home and community-based services.(5) The number of private-sector businesses that have been provided requested technical assistance with the recruitment, hiring and retention of qualified Pennsylvanians with a disability.(c) The written plan will be developed with broad stakeholder input including people with a disability, the Governor's Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities, potential employers and disability advocacy groups.(d) The written plan should be submitted to the Governor's Office for review and approval 120 days from the effective date of this subchapter.