The data comprising the Case Service
Report (RSA-911) are mandated by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended (Act) and by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(WIOA). With the passage of WIOA, the Rehabilitation Services
Administration (RSA) is requesting approval of a revised version of
the existing data collection and accompanying instructions. The
current RSA-911 is used to collect individual level data on an
annual basis for individuals who have exited the State Vocational
Rehabilitation Services (VR) program and the State Supported
Employment (SE) program. Sections 101(a)(10) and 607 of the Act
contain data reporting requirements under the VR and Supported
Employment programs, respectively. WIOA amends these sections to
require States to report additional data elements describing the
individuals served and the services provided through these
programs. WIOA also amends section 106 of the Act by eliminating
the current VR evaluation standards and indicators and requiring
that the standards and indicators used to assess the performance of
the VR program be consistent with the performance accountability
measures, established under section 116 of WIOA, for the core
programs of the workforce development system, including the VR
program. Consequently, we propose changes to the RSA-911 in order
to make it consisent with the proposed regulatory changes under
WIOA. The most significant proposed change to this data collection
affects the time at which data is collected as well as the
frequency with which data is collected. Under the current approved
form, VR agencies annually report data on each individual whose
case file is closed after exiting the VR program in that fiscal
year. However, new statutory requirements would necessitate the
reporting of data for both current program participants (open
cases), as well as individuals who have exited the program (closed
cases) on a quarterly basis. Specifically, final §361.40 would
require a State to ensure in the VR services portion of the Unified
or Combined State Plan that it will submit reports, including
reports required under sections 13, 14, and 101(a)(10) of the Act.
New reporting requirements under section 101(a)(10)(C) of the Act
include data on the number of: individuals currently receiving
services (open cases) and the types of services they are receiving,
students with disabilities receiving pre-employment transition
services, and individuals referred to the State VR program by
one-stop operators and those referred to such one-stop operators by
the State VR program. In addition, final §363.52 would require
States to report separately data regarding eligible youth receiving
supported employment services under parts 361 and 363. Final
§361.40 also would require States to report the data necessary to
assess VR agency performance on the standards and indicators
subject to the performance accountability provisions described in
section 116 of WIOA.
The implementation of WIOA
required numerous changes to the RSA-911 data elements, there is a
program change increase of 3100 annual burden hours and major
changes to the RSA-911 include, but are not limited to: A. Adding a
unique identifier for all applicants or individuals receiving
services; B. Adding data elements required to track individuals
receiving pre-employment transition services; C. A new taxonomy for
capturing educational attainment at application and ongoing
educational services; D. Adding required barriers to employment
data elements; E. An extended section on WIOA program involvement;
F. A new section on reporting measurable skill gains; G. New date
fields and more detailed code descriptions; H. A new section to
differentiate data elements required at attainment of employment
outcome from data elements required at exit from program; I.
Categorization of VR and SE services in accordance with the WIOA
definitions for training and career services; and J. Adding
post-exit data elements necessary for reporting performance
measures. Additional changes include, but are not limited to: A.
Medical insurance information has been revised to reflect the
Affordable Care Act; B. FIPS County Code of the individual’s
residence has been added; C. Codes within several data elements
have been revised to provide additional clarification regarding
what is to be reported; and D. The instructions for reporting
services provided and costs for purchased services have been
revised to clarify what costs are to be reported. The changes made
in the RSA-911 are in response to data required by section
101(a)(10)(C) of the Act, as amended by WIOA, and by section 116 of
WIOA. When required, RSA has also included additional clarification
to improve the consistency of the data elements being
reported.
$187,952
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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.
Form RSA-911 Reporting Manual for the Case Service Report (RSA-911)
Attachment A Supporting Statement - Statute 06-16.docx
Attachment A Supporting Statement - Statute 05-23-16.doc
Reporting Manual for the Case Service Report (RSA-911)