P.L. 114-95, section 302 (b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) provides Long-Term Training grants to academic institutions to support scholarship assistance to students. 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 agency. The student is expected to work two years in such settings for every year of full-time scholarship support. The program regulations at 34 CFR 386.33-386.35 and 386.40-386.43 detail the payback provisions and the RSA scholars' requirements to comply with them.
Section 302 (b)(2)(C) of the Act requires tracking of scholarsâ employment status and location of former scholars supported under the grants in order to ensure that students are meeting the payback requirement. Scholars must provide requested information necessary to meet the exit certification requirements.
In addition to meeting the requirement that all scholars be tracked, the information collected will provide performance data relevant to the rehabilitation fields and degrees pursued by RSA scholars, as well as the funds owed and the rehabilitation work completed by them.
In summary, RSA is requesting a revision of the currently approved collection by adding a section titled State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Agency: RSA Job Board Posting, where RSA envisions State VR agencies may initiate posting of an open position on the RSA Job Board on a rolling basis as positions become available. This addition to the current collection will be a helpful resource to students who receive RSA support, graduate, and seek qualifying employment to fulfill their required service obligation. This collection package adds the participation of State VR agencies to the existing approved ICR. Job leads will be submitted electronically through the online RSA Payback Information Management System (PIMS). There is minimal estimated burden required to report job information using the PIMS system.
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Pub.L. 114 - 95 302(b)
Name of Law: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
This request is a result of a program change due to agency discretion to add the collection of optional job posting information from State VR agencies to the previously approved data collection. In addition, due to the same program change this request includes adding an item to the Scholar Training and Employment Record asking the scholar if the employment position they are reporting was obtained as a result of an RSA job board posting in PIMS. That additional item will not change the scholar burden estimate. With this change of adding the RSA Job Board we will collect data from grantees, scholars, employers, and State VR agencies increasing the time burden estimate to 4,905.2 total hours for 1820-0617.
$529,810
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Christopher Pope 202 245-7375
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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.
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Payback Information Management System (PIMS) State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Agency Job Board Posting
OMB-OSERS-ICR-Non-substantive_group-request (05.09.2025).docx
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Payback Information Management System (PIMS)