§ 51.5-169.2. Employment Service Organization Steering Committee; membership; terms
A. The Employment Service Organization Steering Committee (the Committee) is established as an advisory board, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the Committee shall be to report to and advise the Commissioner on policy, funding, and the allocation of funds to employment services organizations for […]
§ 51.5-169. Cooperative agreements with community services boards and schools
No services funded under the authority of this article shall be provided to: 1. Persons whose primary impairment is mental illness, intellectual disability, or substance abuse, except by cooperative agreement with the local community services board established pursuant to Chapter 5 (§ 37.2-500 et seq.) of Title 37.2 or the behavioral health authority established pursuant […]
§ 51.5-169.1. Long-Term Employment Support Services and Extended Employment Services
A. Long-Term Employment Support Services and Extended Employment Services shall be provided in the Commonwealth to assist individuals with a significant disability or most significant disability with maintaining employment. The Department shall administer and make referrals for such services in accordance with the provisions of this section. B. Long-Term Employment Support Services shall be provided […]
§ 51.5-165. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2016, c. 27, cl. 2.
§ 51.5-166. Eligibility criteria
The Commissioner shall establish eligibility criteria for services to be applied by programs awarded grants pursuant to this article. Such criteria shall provide that: 1. Eligibility shall be determined without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, national origin, religion, or type of impairment of the person applying for the service; 2. Preference shall […]
§ 51.5-167. Participation by clients in cost of services
The Commissioner shall establish written standards for determining the extent to which a client shall be financially responsible for the cost of services funded in whole or in part by the Department. Each public or private agency awarded a grant or contract in accordance with § 51.5-161 shall utilize the Commissioner’s regulations to maximize the […]
§ 51.5-168. Rights of clients
The Commissioner shall establish written standards governing the rights of clients of services provided by public or private agencies in accordance with § 51.5-161. Each such public and private agency shall educate clients and staff regarding those rights and shall provide a procedure to fairly and impartially resolve conflicts and complaints about alleged violations of […]
§ 51.5-163. Centers for independent living
A. Services provided through grants or contracts with centers for independent living pursuant to this article shall include: 1. Advocacy; 2. Peer counseling; 3. Independent living skills training; 4. Information and referral; and 5. Services that (i) facilitate the transition of individuals with significant disabilities from nursing homes and other institutions to home and community-based […]
§ 51.5-164. Statewide Independent Living Council created
The Statewide Independent Living Council is hereby created to develop and sign the Statewide Plan for Independent Living in accordance with Title VII of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 796 et seq.) and to perform other activities as provided in such Act. Membership and duties shall be constructed according to federal […]
§ 51.5-162. Independent living services
Independent living services provided pursuant to this article shall be provided in accordance with the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.), as amended. 1985, c. 421, §§ 51.01-24, 51.5-24; 2003, c. 503; 2012, cc. 803, 835.