Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 2.djvu/242

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112 STAT. 1126 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 established in such agreement or mechanism pursuant to subparagraph (B)(ii). "(D) METHODS.— The Governor of a State may meet the requirements of subparagraph (B) through— "(i) a State statute or regulation; "(ii) a signed agreement between the respective officials of the public entities that clearly identifies the responsibilities of each public entity relating to the provision of services; or "(iii) another appropriate method, as determined by the designated State unit. "(9) INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN FOR EMPLOYMENT.— "(A) DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.—The State plan shall include an assurance that an individualized plan for employment meeting the requirements of section 102(b) will be developed and implemented in a timely manner for an individual subsequent to the determination of the eligibility of the individual for services under this title, except that in a State operating under an order of selection described in paragraph (5), the plan will be developed and implemented only for individuals meeting the order of selection criteria of the State. "(B) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—The State plan shall include an assurance that such services will be provided in accordance with the provisions of the individualized plan for employment. " (10) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— "(A) IN GENERAL. —The State plan shall include an assurance that the designated State agency will submit reports in the form and level of detail and at the time required by the Commissioner regarding applicants for, and eligible individuals receiving, services under this title. "(B) ANNUAL REPORTING.—In specifying the information to be submitted in the reports, the Commissioner shall require annual reporting on the eligible individuals receiving the services, on those specific data elements described in section 136(d)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 that are determined by the Secretary to be relevant in assessing the performance of designated State units in carrying out the vocational rehabilitation program established under this title. "(C) ADDITIONAL DATA.— In specifying the information . required to be submitted in the reports, the Commissioner shall require additional data with regard to applicants and eligible individuals related to— "(i) the number of applicants and the number of individuals determined to be eligible or ineligible for the program carried out under this title, including— "(I) the number of individuals determined to be ineligible because they did not require vocational rehabilitation services, as provided in section 102(a); and "(II) the number of individuals determined, on the basis of clear and convincing evidence, to be too severely disabled to benefit in terms of an employment outcome from vocational rehabilitation services;