Section 1240-08-05-.08 - COMMUNITY VR SERVICES(1) Community VR services for applicants and eligible individuals to prepare for and achieve competitive integrated employment and pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities are provided by the VR Community Services Unit (CSU). Services include, but are not limited to, individualized pre-plan assessments, career readiness services, individualized services based on rehabilitation need, and pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities that consists of information or activities regarding potential employment, post-secondary training, and self-advocacy.(2) Services are provided in accordance with the individual's rehabilitation needs.(3) The CSU maintains standards for the provision of services.(4) The CSU may also offer services to employers including, but not limited to, marketability, recruitment, industry outsourcing, internships, and services to injured workers.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-08-05-.08
Original rule filed September 30, 1985; effective October 30, 1985. Amendment filed July 12, 2002; effective September 25, 2002. Repeal and new rule filed June 30, 2009; effective September 13, 2009. Amendments filed October 5, 2017; effective January 3, 2018. Rule was previously numbered 1240-08-05-.07 but was renumbered 1240-08-05-.08 with the introduction of a new rule 1240-08-05-.06 filed February 29, 2024; effective 5/29/2024. Amendments filed February 29, 2024; effective 5/29/2024.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 49-11-601, et seq., 49-11-701, et seq., 71-1-104, and 71-1-105(a)(12); 29 U.S.C. §§ 720, et seq.; 34 C.F.R. § 361.51; and Executive Order No. 43 (1983).