PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1185 "(C) personnel specifically trained to deliver services to individuals who may benefit from receiving independent living services; "(D) personnel specifically trained to deliver services in the client assistance programs; "(E) personnel specifically trained to deliver services, through supported employment programs, to individuals with a most significant disability; and "(F) personnel specifically trained to deliver services L to individuals with disabilities pursuing self-emplo3ment, business ownership, and telecommuting; and "(G) personnel trained in performing other fimctions necessary to the provision of vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation services, and other services provided under this Act. "(2) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS.— Grants and contracts under paragraph (1) may be expended for scholarships and may include necessary stipends and allowances, "(3) RELATED FEDERAL STATUTES.— In carrying out this subsection, the Commissioner may make grants to and enter into contracts with States and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education, to furnish training regarding provisions of Federal statutes, including section 504, title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq.), and the provisions of titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. and 1381 et seq.), that are related to work incentives for individuals with disabilities. "(4) TRAINING FOR STATEWIDE WORKFORCE SYSTEMS PERSON- NEL. —The Commissioner may make grants to and enter into contracts under this subsection with States and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education, to furnish training to personnel providing services to individuals with disabilities under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Under this paragraph, personnel may be trained— "(A) in evaluative skills to determine whether an individual with a disability may be served by the State vocational rehabilitation program or another component
- of a statewide workforce investment system; or
"(B) to assist individuals with disabilities seeking assistance through one-stop delivery systems described in section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. "(5) JOINT FUNDING.— Training and other activities provided under paragraph (4) for personnel may be jointly funded with the Department of Labor, using funds made available under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. "(b) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ACADEMIC DEGREES AND ACADEMIC CERTIFICATE GRANTING TRAINING PROJECTS. — "(1) AUTHORITY.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— The Commissioner may make grants to, and enter into contracts with. States and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations (including institutions of higher education) to pay part of the costs of academic training projects to provide training that leads to an academic degree or academic certificate. In making such grants or entering into such contracts, the Commissioner
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