TITLE VIII-SPECIAL DEMONSTRATIONS AND TRAINING PROJECTS
SEC. 801. SPECIAL DEMONSTRATIONS AND TRAINING PROJECTS
(a) DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECTS
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
section 802, such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 1993 through 1997.
(b) TRAINING INITIATIVES
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
section 803, such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 1993 through 1997.
SEC. 802. DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES
(a) TRANSPORTATION SERVICES GRANTS
(1) GRANTS
The Commissioner shall make grants to States and to
public or nonprofit agencies and organizations for the
purpose of providing transportation services to
individuals with disabilities who"
(A)(i) are employed or seeking employment; or
(ii) are receiving vocational rehabilitation services
from public or private organizations; and
(B) reside in geographic areas in which fixed route
public transportation or comparable para transit
service is not available.
(2) USE OF GRANT
The Commissioner may make a grant under this subsection
only if the applicant involved agrees that
transportation services under this subsection will be
provided on a regular and continuing basis between"
(A) the home of the individual; and
(B) the place of employment of the individual, the place
where the individual is seeking employment, or the
place where the individual is receiving vocational
rehabilitation services.
(3) CHARGES
The Commissioner may make a grant under paragraph (1)
only if the applicant involved agrees that, in providing
transportation services under this subsection"
(A) a charge for the transportation will be imposed on
each employed eligible individual who uses the
transportation; and
(B) the amount of the charge for an instance of use of
the transportation for the distance involved will be
in a fair and reasonable amount that is consistent
with fees for comparable services in comparable
geographic areas.
(4) REPORT
The Commissioner may make a grant under this subsection
only if the applicant involved agrees to prepare and
submit to the Commissioner, not later than December 31
of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which
the grant is made, a report containing"
(A) a description of the goals of the program carried
out with the grant;
(B) a description of the activities and services
provided under the program;

(C) a description of the number of eligible individuals
served under the program;
(D) a description of methods used to ensure that the
program serves the eligible individuals most in need
of the transportation services provided under the
program; and
(E) such additional information as the Commissioner may
require.
(5) CONSTRUCTION
Nothing in this subsection may be construed as limiting
the rights or responsibilities of any individual under
any other provision of this Act, under the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990, or under any other
provision of law.
(b) PROJECTS TO ACHIEVE HIGH QUALITY PLACEMENTS
(1) SPECIAL PROJECTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
The Commissioner shall make grants to public or
nonprofit community rehabilitation programs, designated
State units, and other public or nonprofit agencies and
organizations to pay for the cost of developing special
projects and demonstrations related to vocational
rehabilitation outcomes. Such projects and
demonstrations may include activities providing
alternatives to case closure practice and identifying
and implementing appropriate incentives to vocational
rehabilitation counselors to achieve high quality
placements for individuals with the most severe
disabilities.
(2) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS
Each recipient of such a grant shall"
(A) identify, develop, and test exemplary models that
can be replicated; and
(B) identify innovative methods, such as weighted case
closures, to evaluate the performance of vocational
rehabilitation counselors that in no way impede the
accomplishment of the purposes and policy of serving,
among others, those individuals with the most severe
disabilities.
(c) EARLY INTERVENTION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
(1) GRANTS
The Commissioner shall make grants to public or
nonprofit agencies and organizations to carry out
demonstration programs designed to demonstrate the
utility of early intervention in furnishing vocational
evaluation, training, and counseling services to working
adults recently determined to have chronic and
progressive diseases that may be severely disabling,
such as multiple sclerosis.
(2) GRANT ACTIVITIES
In carrying out a demonstration program under paragraph
(1), an eligible entity shall conduct a program intended
to demonstrate the effectiveness of such early
intervention in improving the job retention of the
working adults or in facilitating the entry of the
working adults to new careers and employment. The

demonstration program shall test a number of alternative
service systems. including an employer assistance
program, a system involving early intervention by State
vocational rehabilitation agencies, and a private
nonprofit agency joint venture with an employer or State
vocational rehabilitation agency.
(d) TRANSITION DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
(1) GRANTS
The Commissioner may make grants to public or nonprofit
agencies and organizations to pay part or all of the
costs of special projects and demonstration projects to
support models for providing community-based,
coordinated services to facilitate the transition of
individuals with disabilities from rehabilitation
hospital or nursing home programs or comparable
programs, to programs providing independent living
services in the community, including services such as
personal assistance services, health maintenance
services, counseling, and social and vocational
services.
(2) APPLICATION
To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection,
an agency or organization shall submit an application to
the Commissioner at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Commissioner may
require.
(3) EVALUATION
An agency or organization that receives a grant under
this subsection shall evaluate the effectiveness of such
models and prepare and submit to the Commissioner a
report containing the evaluation.
(e) BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL REHABILITATION OUTCOMES FOR
MINORITIES
The Commissioner may award grants to public or nonprofit
agencies and organizations"
(1) to conduct a study to examine the factors that have
created barriers to successful rehabilitation outcomes
for individuals with disabilities from minority
backgrounds, and develop and evaluate policy, research,
and training strategies for overcoming the carriers;
(2) to conduct a study to examine the factors that have
created significant underrepresentation of individuals
from minority backgrounds in the rehabilitation
professions, including such underrepresentation among
researchers, and develop and evaluate policy, research,
and training strategies for overcoming the
underrepresentation; and
(3) to conduct a study to examine the factors that have
created barriers to successful rehabilitation outcomes
for individuals with neurological or other related
disorders, and examine how the hidden or episodic nature
of the disability affects eligibility and the provision
of services.
(f) STUDIES, SPECIAL PROJECTS, AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
TO STUDY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE DELIVERY

(1) GRANTS
The Commissioner may make grants to public or nonprofit
agencies and organizations to pay part or all of the
costs of conducting studies, special projects, or
demonstration projects relating to the management and
service delivery systems of the vocational
rehabilitation programs authorized under this Act.
(2) APPLICATION
To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection,
an agency or organization shall submit an application to
the commissioner at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Commissioner may
require.
(g) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO INCREASE CLIENT CHOICE
(1) GRANTS
The Commissioner may make grants to States and public or
nonprofit agencies and organizations to pay all or part
of the costs of projects to demonstrate ways to increase
client choice in the rehabilitation process, including
the selection of providers or vocational rehabilitation
services.
(2) USE OF FUNDS
An entity that receives a grant under this subsection
shall use the grant only"
(A) for activities that are directly related to
planning, operating, and evaluating the demonstration
projects; and
(B) to supplement, and not supplant, funds made
available from Federal and non-Federal sources for
such projects;
(3) APPLICATION
Any eligible entity that desires to receive a grant
under this subsection shall submit an application at
such time, in such, manner, and containing such
information and assurances as the Commissioner may
require, including"
(A) a description of"
(i) how the applicant intends to promote increased
client choice in the rehabilitation process,
including a description, if appropriate, of how an
applicant will determine the cost of any service or
product offered to an eligible client;
(ii) how the applicant intends to ensure that any
vocational rehabilitation service or related
service is provided by a qualified provider who is
accredited or meets such other quality assurance
and cost-control criteria as the State many
establish; and
(iii) the outreach activities to be conducted by the
applicant to obtain eligible clients; and
(B) assurances that a written plan will be established
with the full participation of the client, which plan
shall, at a minimum, include"
(i) a statement of the vocational rehabilitation
goals to be achieved;

(ii) a statement of the specific vocational
rehabilitation services to be provided, the
projected dates for their initiation, and the
anticipated duration of each such service; and
(iii) objective criteria, an evaluation procedure,
and a schedule, for determining whether such goals
are being achieved.
(4) AWARD OF GRANTS
In selecting entities to receive grants under paragraph
(1), the Commissioner shall take into consideration
the"
(A) diversity of strategies used to increase client
choice, including selection among qualified service
providers;
(B) geographic distribution of projects; and
(C) diversity of clients to be served.
(5) RECORDS
Entities that receive grants under paragraph (1) shall
maintain such records as the Commissioner may require
and comply with any request from the Commissioner for
such records.
(6) DIRECT SERVICES
At least 80 percent of the funds awarded for any project
under this subsection shall be used for direct services,
as specifically chosen by eligible clients.
(7) EVALUATION
The Commissioner shall conduct an evaluation of the
demonstration projects with respect to the services
provided, clients served, client outcomes obtained,
implementation issues addressed, the cost effectiveness
of the project, and the effects of increased choice on
clients and service providers. The Commissioner may
reserve funds for the evaluation for a fiscal year form
the amounts appropriated to carry out projects under
this subsection for the fiscal year.
(8) DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this subsection:
(A) DIRECT SERVICES
The term 'direct services' means vocational
rehabilitation services as described in section
103(a).
(B) ELIGIBLE CLIENT
The term 'eligible client' means an individual with
a disability, as defined in section 7(8)(A), who is
not currently receiving services under an
individualized written rehabilitation program
established through a designated State unit.
(h) NATIONAL COMMISSION ON REHABILITATION SERVICES
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
(A) IN GENERAL
Subject to the availability of appropriations, there
is hereby established a National Commission on
rehabilitation Services (referred to in this section
as the 'National Commission') for the purpose of
studying the nature, quality, and adequacy of

vocation rehabilitation, independent living, support
employment, research, training, and other programs
authorized under this Act, and submitting to the
President and to Congress recommendations that will
further the successful employment outcomes,
independence, and integration of individuals with
disabilities into the workplace and community.
(B) COMPOSITION
(i) QUALIFICATIONS
The National Commission shall consist of 15
members who are recognized by knowledge,
experience, and education as experts in the field
of rehabilitation. At least a majority of the
members of the National Commission shall be
individuals with disabilities representing a
cross-section of individuals with different types
of disabilities.
(ii) APPOINTMENT
Members of the National Commission shall be
appointed as follows:
(I) PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES
Five members shall be appointed by the
President, or, if the President delegates the
authority to make the appointment, by the
Secretary of Education.
(II) SENATE APPOINTEES
Five members shall be appointed by the
president pro tempore of the Senate, with the
advice and approval of the Majority Leader and
Minority Leader of the Senate.
(III) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTEES
Five members shall be appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives with the advice and
approval of the Majority Leader and Minority Leader
of the House of Representatives.
(C) TERM
Members shall be appointed for the life of the
National Commission.
(D) VACANCIES
Any vacancy in the National Commission shall not
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment.
(E) CHAIRPERSON
The National Commission, shall select a Chairperson
from among its members.
(F) MEETINGS
The National Commission shall meet at the call of
the Chairperson, but not less often than four times
each year.
(G) QUORUM
Ten members of the National Commission shall constitute
a quorum.
(H) COMMITTEES
The Chairperson, upon approval by the National
Commission, may establish such committees as the

Chairperson determines to be necessary to fulfill the
duties of the National Commission.
(2) DUTIES
(A) STUDIES AND ANALYSES
The National Commission shall conduct studies and
analyses with respect to"
(i) the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation
and independent living services in enhancing the
employment outcomes of individuals with
disabilities;
(ii) the adequacy of research and training activities
in fostering innovative approaches that further the
employment of individuals with disabilities;
(iii) the capacity of supported employment and
independent living services in promoting the
integration of individuals with disabilities into
the workplace and community;
(iv) methods for enhancing access to services
authorized under this Act by minorities who are
individuals with disabilities and individuals with
disabilities who are members of populations that
have traditionally been unserved or underserved by
programs under this Act that provide such
vocational rehabilitation services and independent
living services;
(v) means for enhancing interagency coordination
among Federal and State agencies to promote the
maximization of employment-related programs,
services, and benefits on behalf of individuals
with disabilities; and
(vi) such other issues as the National Commission may
identify as relevant to promoting the employment,
independent, and integration of individuals with
disabilities.
(B) POLICY ANALYSES
The National Commission shall conduct policy
analyses to"
(i) develop options for improving fiscal equity in
the allotment of grants under section 110;
(ii) provide guidance on implementing the order of
selection described in section 101(a)(5)(A); and
(iii) address the shortage of rehabilitation
professional.
(C) REPORTS
(i) INTERIM REPORT
Not later than January 30, 1995, the National
Commission shall prepare and issue a comprehensive
interim report to the President, the Committee on
Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources of the Senate, containing the
results of the studies and analyses described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) and specific
recommendations for amendments to this Act needed
to promote the provision of comprehensive

vocational rehabilitation and independent living
services on behalf of individuals with
disabilities.
(ii) FINAL REPORT
Not later than January 30, 1997, the National
Commission shall prepare and issue a comprehensive
final report to the President, the Committee on
Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources of the Senate, containing the
results and recommendations described in clause
(i).
(3) POWERS
(A) HEARINGS
The National Commission may hold such hearings, sit
and act at such times and places, take such
testimony, and receive such evidence as the National
Commission determines to be necessary to carry out
its functions.
(B) INFORMATION
(i) FEDERAL ENTITIES
The National Commission may secure directly from
any Federal department or agency such information
(including statistics) as the National Commission
considers necessary to carry out the functions of
the National Commission. Upon request of the
Chairperson of the National Commission, the head of
such department or agency shall furnish such
information to the National Commission.
(ii) OTHER ENTITIES
The National Commission may secure, directly or
by contract or other means, such additional
information as the National Commission determines
toe necessary from universities, research
institutions, foundations, State and local
agencies, and other public or private agencies.
(C) CONSULTATION
The National Commission is authorized to consult
with"
(i) any organization representing individuals with
disabilities;
(ii) public or private service providers;
(iii) Federal, State, and local agencies;
(iv) individual experts;
(v) institutions of higher education involved in the
preparation of vocational rehabilitation services
personnel; and
(vi) such other entities and person as will aid the
National Commission in carrying out its duties.
(4) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES
(A) COMPENSATION.
Each member of the National Commission who is not an
officer or full-time employee of the Federal
Government shall receive a payment of $150 for each
day (including travel time) during which the members

is engaged in the performance of duties for the
National Commission. Members of the National
Commission who are officers or full-time employees of
the United States shall serve without compensation in
addition to compensation received for their services
as officers or employees of the United States.
(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES
Each member of the National Commission may receive
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title
5, United States Code, for employees serving
intermittently in the Government service, for each
day the member is engaged in the performance of
duties away from the home or regular place of
business of the member.
(5) STAFF
(A) APPOINTMENT
(i) STAFF DIRECTOR
The Chairperson of the National Commission may,
without regard to provisions of title 5, United
States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service, appoint and terminate a staff
director of the National Commission. The employment
of the staff director shall be subject to
confirmation by the National Commission. The staff
director shall be appointed from among individuals
who are experienced in the planning,
administration, or operation of vocational
rehabilitation and independent living services or
programs.
(ii) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL
The staff director of the National Commission
may, without regard to provision of title 5, United
States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service, appoint and terminate such
additional personnel as may be necessary, but not
more than ten full-time equivalent positions, to
enable the National Commission to carry out its
duties.
(B) COMPENSATION
The Chairperson of the National Commission may fix
the compensation of the staff director, and the staff
director may fix the compensation of the additional
personnel, without regard to the provisions of
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title
5, United States Code, relating to classification and
General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of
pay for the staff director and other personnel may
not exceed the rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior
Executive Service Schedule under section 5382 of
title 5, United States Code.
(6) COOPERATION
The heads of all Federal agencies are, to the extent not
prohibited by law, directed to cooperate with the
national commission in carrying out its duties. the

National Commission may utilize the services, personnel,
information, and facilities of other Federal, State,
local, and private agencies with or without
reimbursement, upon the consent of the heads of such
agencies.
(7) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the
National Commission without reimbursement, and such
detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil
service status or privilege.
(8) TERMINATION
The National Commission shall terminate not later than
90 days following the submission of the final report as
described in paragraph (2)(C)(ii).
(i) MODEL PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES SYSTEMS
The Commissioner may award grants to public or nonprofit
agencies and organizations to establish model personal
assistance services systems and other innovation service
programs to maximize the full inclusion and integration
into society, employment, independent living, and economic
and social self-sufficiency of individuals with
disabilities.
(j) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO UPGRADE WORKER SKILLS
(1) GRANTS
Consistent with the purposes of section 621, the
Commissioner may make grants to partnerships or
consortia that include private business concerns or
industries to pay for the Federal share of developing
and carrying out model demonstration projects for works
with disabilities who need new or upgraded skills to
adapt to emerging technologies, work methods, and
markets and to ensure that such individuals possess the
knowledge and skills necessary to compete in the
workplace.
(2) PERIOD
Grants made under this subsection shall be for 3-year
periods.
(3) APPLICATION
Any partnership or consortia desiring to receive a grant
under this subsection shall submit an application to the
Commissioner at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information, and assurances as the
Commissioner may require, including"
(A) information identifying at least one member of the
partnership or consortium that is a private business
concern or industry; and 
(B) assurances that"
(i) each member of the eligible partnership or
consortium will pay a portion of the non-Federal
share of the cost of developing and carrying out
the project;
(ii) the partnership or consortium will carry out all
of the activities described in subparagraphs (A)
through (E) of section 621(a)(2);
(iii) the partnership or consortium will disseminate

information on the model program conducted;
(iv) the partnership or consortium will utilize, if
available, job skill standards established jointly
by management and labor to assist in evaluating the
job skills of an individual and assessing the
skills that are needed for the individual to
compete in the workplace;
(v) the partnership or consortium will prepare and
submit an evaluation report containing data
specified by the Commissioner at the end of each
project year; and
(vi) the partnership or consortium will take such
steps as are necessary to continue the activities
of the project after the period for which Federal
assistance is sought.
(4) DEFINITION
For the purposes of this subsection, the term 'workers
with disabilities' shall mean individuals with
disabilities who are working in competitive employment
and who need new or upgraded skills to improve their
employment and career advancement opportunities.
(k) MODEL SYSTEMS REGARDING SEVERE DISABILITIES
The Commissioner may award grants to public or nonprofit
agencies and organizations to establish model systems of
comprehensive service delivery to individuals with severe
disabilities, other than spinal cord injuries, requiring a
multi-disciplinary system of providing vocational and
other rehabilitation services, where the Commissioner
determines that the development of such systems is
needed.
SEC. 803. TRAINING ACTIVITIES
(a) DISTANCE LEARNING THROUGH TELECOMMUNICATIONS
(1) GRANTS
The Commissioner shall award at least three grants to
eligible institutions of higher education, to support
the formation of regional partnerships with other public
or private entities for the purpose of developing and
implementing in-service training programs, including
certificate or degree granting programs concerning
vocation rehabilitation services and related service,
for vocation rehabilitation professionals through the
use of telecommunications.
(2) APPLICATIONS
Any eligible entity that desires to receive a grant
under this subsection shall submit an application at
such time, in such manner, and containing such
information and assurances as the Commissioner may
require, including"
(A) a detailed explanation of how the applicant will
utilize the interactive audio, video, and computer
technologies between distant locations to provide
in-service training programs to the region;
(B) a description of how the applicant intends to
utilize and build upon existing telecommunications
networks within the region to be served;

(C) a copy of all agreements governing the division of
functions within the partnership, including an
assurance that all States within the region will be
served;
(D) a copy of a binding commitment entered into between
the partnership and each entity that is legally
permitted to provide, and from which the partnership
is to obtain, the telecommunications services and
facilities required for the project, that stipulates
that if the partnership receives the grant the entity
will provide such telecommunications services and
facilities in the area to be served within a
reasonable time and at a charge that is in accordance
with State law;
(E) a description of the curriculum to be provided,
frequency of providing service, and sites of
service;
(F) a description of the need to purchase or lease"
(i) computer hardware and software;
(ii) audio and video equipment;
(iii) telecommunications terminal equipment; or
(iv) interactive video equipment;
(G) an assurance that the partnership will use not less
than 75 percent of the amount of the grant for
instructional curriculum development and programming;
and
(H) a description of the means by which the project will
be evaluated.
(3) AWARD OF GRANTS
In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the Commissioner
shall take into consideration the sparsity of State
populations in the region to be served.
(4) DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this subsection;
(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY
The term 'eligible entity' means any institution of
higher education with demonstrated experience in the
area of continuing education for vocational
rehabilitation personnel.
(B) INTERACTIVE VIDEO EQUIPMENT
The term 'interactive video equipment' means
equipment used to produce and prepare video and audio
signals for transmission between distant locations so
that individuals at such locations can see and hear
each other, and related equipment.
(C) REGION
The term 'region' means one of the ten regions
served by the Rehabilitation Services
Administration.
(D) REHABILITATION PROFESSIONALS
The term 'rehabilitation professionals' means
personnel described in section 301(a)(1).
(b) BRAILLE TRAINING PROJECTS
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
The Commissioner shall make grants to and enter into

contracts with States and public or nonprofit agencies
and organizations, including institutions of higher
education, to pay all or part of the cost of training in
the use of Braille for personnel providing vocational
rehabilitation services or educational services to youth
and adults who are blind.
(2) PROJECTS
Such grants shall be used for the establishment or
continuation of projects that may provide"
(A) development of Braille training materials; and
(B) in-service or pre-service training in the use of
Braille and methods of teaching Braille to youth and
adults who are blind.
(3) APPLICATION
To be eligible to receive a grant, or enter into a
contract, under paragraph (1), an agency or organization
shall submit an application to the Commissioner at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as
the Commissioner may require.
(c) PARENT INFORMATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS
(1) GRANTS
The Commissioner is authorized to make grants through a
separate competition to private nonprofit organizations
for the purpose of establishing programs to provide
training and information to enable individuals with
disabilities, and the parents, family members,
guardians, advocates, or other authorized
representatives of the individuals to participate more
effectively with professionals in meeting the vocational
and rehabilitation needs of individuals with
disabilities. Such grants shall be designed to meet the
unique training and information needs of individuals
with disabilities, and the parents, family members,
guardians, advocates, or other authorized
representatives of the individuals, who live in the area
to be served, particularly those who are members of
populations that have been unserved or underserved by
programs under this Act.
(2) USE OF GRANTS
An organization that receives a grant to establish
training and information programs under this subsection
shall use the grant to assist individuals with
disabilities, and the parents, family members,
guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of
the individuals to"
(A) better understand vocational rehabilitation and
independent living programs and services;
(B) provide follow-up support for transition and
employment programs;
(C) communicate more effectively with transition and
rehabilitation personnel and other relevant
professional;
(D) provide support in the development of the
individualized written rehabilitation program;
(E) provide support and expertise in obtaining

information about rehabilitation and independent
living programs, services, and resources that are
appropriate; and
(F) understand the provisions of this Act, particularly
provisions relating to employment, supported
employment, and independent living.
(3) AWARD OF GRANTS
The Commissioner shall ensure that grants under this
subsection shall"
(A) be distributed geographically to the greatest extent
possible throughout all States; and
(B) be targeted to individuals with disabilities, and
the parent, family members, guardians, advocates, or
authorized representatives of the individuals, in
both urban and rural areas on a State or regional
basis.
(4) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS
In order to receive a grant under this subsection, a
private nonprofit organization shall"
(A) submit an application to the Commissioner at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Commissioner may require, including
information demonstrating the capacity and expertise
of the organization to"
(i) coordinate and work closely with parent training
and information centers established under section
631 of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (20
U.S.C. 1431); and
(ii) effectively conduct the training and information
activities authorized under this subsection;
(B)(i) be governed by a board of directors"
(I) that includes professional in the field of
vocational rehabilitation; and
(II) on which a majority of the members are
individuals with disabilities or the parents,
family members, guardians, advocates, or
authorized representatives of the individuals;
or
(ii)(I) have a membership that represents the
interests of individuals with disabilities; and
(II) establish a special governing committee that
meets the requirements specified in subclauses
(I) and (II) of clause (i) to operate a training
and information program under this subsection;
and
(C) serve individuals with a full range of disabilities,
and the parents, family members, guardians,
advocates, or authorized representatives of the
individuals.
(5) CONSULTATION
Each private nonprofit organization carrying out a
program receiving assistance under this subsection shall
consult with appropriate agencies that serve or assist
individuals with disabilities, and the parents, family
members, guardians, advocates, or authorized

representatives of the individuals, located in the
jurisdiction served by the program.
(6) COORDINATION
The Commissioner shall provide coordination and
technical assistance by grant or cooperative agreement
for establishing, developing, and coordinating the
training and information programs. To the extent
practicable, such assistance shall be provided by the
parent training and information centers established
under section 631 of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431).
(7) REVIEW
(A) QUARTERLY REVIEW
The board of directors or special governing
committee of a nonprofit private organization
receiving a grant under this subsection shall meet at
least once in each calendar quarter to review the
training and information program, and each such
committee shall directly advise the governing board
regarding the views and recommendations of the
committee.
(B) REVIEW FOR GRANT RENEWAL
If a nonprofit private organization requests the
renewal of a grant under this subsection, the board
of directors or the special governing committee shall
prepare and submit to the Commissioner a written
review of the training and information program
conducted by the nonprofit private organization
during the preceding fiscal year.
(d) TRAINING REGARDING IMPARTIAL HEARING OFFICERS
The Commissioner may award grants to public or nonprofit
agencies and organizations to provide training designed to
provide impartial hearing officers with the skills
necessary to fairly decide appeals under this Act.
(e) RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF URBAN PERSONNEL
The Commissioner may award grants to public or nonprofit
agencies and organizations to develop and demonstrate
innovative methods to attract and retain professional to
serve in urban areas in the rehabilitation of individuals
with disabilities, including individuals with sever
disabilities.
(f) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS
The requirements of subsections (a) (except the first
sentence), (b), and (c), of section 302, and paragraphs
(1) and (2) of subsection (g) of such section, shall apply
with respect to grants made available under this section,
other than subsection (c). The requirements of section 306
shall apply with respect to grants made available under
this section.