Under section 302 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act), the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) has the authority to provide financial assistance, through academic institutions, to students seeking a career in rehabilitative services. Students who receive scholarships under this program are required to work within the public rehabilitation program, such as with a state vocational rehabilitation agency, or an agency or organization that has a service arrangement with a state vocational rehabilitation. The student is expected to work two years in such settings for every year of full-time scholarship support.
Section 302 (b)(2)(C) of the Act requires the academic institutions (i.e., grantees) that administer a RSA Long-Term Training program to track the employment status and location of former scholars supported under their grants in order to ensure that students are meeting the payback requirement. Program regulations at 34 CFR 386.34 require each grantee to establish and maintain a tracking system on current and former RSA scholars for this purpose.
There is a program change decrease of -50 due to a reduction in the number of burden hours estimated for grantees based on the use of drop down menus and automatic total calculating for some data elements within the form. The revisions made to the form minimize the burden on grantees to enter data. Many data fields are now pre-populated drop down boxes, which decreases the grantees need to type repetitive information for each scholar. Additionally, the data will roll over from year to year, which will save time and reduce possible errors. An additional feature of the revised form is a summary sheet that will provide detailed information on both current and exited scholars for the grantee to use for purposes of program evaluation.
$6,750
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No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Kwaku Appiah 202 245-6910
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
1820-0617 (04877) Payback suppstatpt.doc
RSA Annual Payback Report