Vocational rehabilitation services provided under this subchapter are any services described in an individualized plan for employment necessary to assist an individual with a disability in preparing for, securing, retaining, or regaining an employment outcome that is consistent with the strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice of the individual, including-
Vocational rehabilitation services provided for the benefit of groups of individuals with disabilities may also include the following:
except that the limitations of subsection (a)(5) that apply to training services shall apply to support described in this paragraph, and nothing in this paragraph shall prevent any designated State unit from providing similar support to individuals with disabilities within the State who are eligible to receive support under this subchapter and who are not served under this paragraph.
29 U.S.C. § 723
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(7), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Title XIX of the Act is classified generally to subchapter XIX (§1396 et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.The Assistive Technology Act of 1998, referred to in subsec. (b)(8), is Pub. L. 105-394, 112 Stat. 3627, which is classified principally to chapter 31 (§3001 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3001 of this title and Tables.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 723, Pub. L. 93-112, title I, §103, Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 368; Pub. L. 95-602, title I, §104, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2960; Pub. L. 99-506, title I, §103(d)(2), title II, §204, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1810, 1817; Pub. L. 100-630, title II, §202(d), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3305; Pub. L. 102-569, title I, §§102(p)(9), Oct. 29, 1992, 124, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4357, 4379; Pub. L. 103-73, title I, §107(c), Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 721, related to scope of vocational rehabilitation services, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 105-220.
AMENDMENTS2014-Subsec. (a)(13). Pub. L. 113-128, §414(1)(A), substituted "workforce development system" for "workforce investment system".Subsec. (a)(15). Pub. L. 113-128, §414(1)(B), added par. (15) and struck out former par. (15) which read as follows: "transition services for students with disabilities, that facilitate the achievement of the employment outcome identified in the individualized plan for employment;". Subsec. (a)(17) to (20). Pub. L. 113-128, §414(1)(C), (D), added pars. (17) and (18) and redesignated former pars. (17) and (18) as (19) and (20), respectively.Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 113-128, §414(2)(A), struck out subpar. (A) designation, substituted "Such programs shall be used to provide services described in this section that promote integration into the community and that prepare individuals with disabilities for competitive integrated employment, including supported employment and customized employment." for "Such programs shall be used to provide services that promote integration and competitive employment.", and struck out subpar. (B) which read as follows: "The provision of other services, that promise to contribute substantially to the rehabilitation of a group of individuals but that are not related directly to the individualized plan for employment of any 1 individual with a disability."Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 113-128, §414(2)(B), added par. (5) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: "Technical assistance and support services to businesses that are not subject to title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq.) and that are seeking to employ individuals with disabilities."Subsec. (b)(6) to (9). Pub. L. 113-128, §414(2)(C), added pars. (6) to (9) and struck out former par. (6) which read as follows: "Consultative and technical assistance services to assist educational agencies in planning for the transition of students with disabilities from school to post-school activities, including employment."
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS IN PUB. L. 113-128 Except as otherwise provided, definitions in section 3 of Pub. L. 113-128 which is classified to section 3102 of this title, apply to this section.