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The Department of Education has proposed new priorities and requirements for the Innovative Rehabilitation Training program. This initiative focuses on modernizing vocational rehabilitation (VR) training for counselors to better serve people with disabilities, ensuring they achieve quality employment outcomes. The proposal outlines six significant areas, such as engaging VR participants, aligning career assessments with current job trends, and preparing individuals for STEM careers. The public is encouraged to provide feedback by January 17, 2025, as part of the ongoing process to refine these proposals.

In a notice published by the Department of Education, they are revising the criteria for a competition called the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) for fiscal year 2025, and extending the application deadline to April 7, 2025. Changes include updates to the selection criteria and the deadline, aiming to align with objectives from the Trump Administration and enhance the impact of grant competitions. Applicants who previously submitted applications must update and resubmit them by the new deadline to be considered. All other information in the original notice remains unchanged.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the approval of an information collection related to rehabilitation action reports under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This collection involves Form OWCP-44, which is used to assess whether disabled workers should continue receiving maintenance allowances during vocational rehabilitation. The request is open for public comment until March 19, 2021. The department aims to obtain a three-year authorization for this collection and emphasizes that no penalties will apply for non-compliance if a valid OMB Control Number is not displayed.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is launching the Youth Transition Exploration Demonstration (YTED) project to help young people with disabilities better transition into the workforce. This project will offer enhanced counseling and job training services to eligible participants and involves a study to test the effectiveness of these services. Participants, who are recruited from specific counties in Pennsylvania, will be divided into a treatment group receiving the new services and a control group receiving standard services. The SSA will make certain rule adjustments for participants in the treatment group, such as not reducing SSI payments based on their earnings.