Section Ed 1008.07 - Secondary Students with Disabilities(a) Students with disabilities shall be referred to NHVR by school districts when the school's assessment and planning process concerning the individual indicates that NHVR services shall be necessary for the students to successfully achieve employment, either immediately upon leaving school or following additional vocational training, postsecondary education, or other services.(b) For students with disabilities who are not receiving special education services, NHVR staff shall work with school guidance counselors, nursing staff, or section 504 coordinators for appropriate referrals.(c) Parents and students may directly apply for services from NHVR without a referral from the school.(d) For students with disabilities receiving special education services who are determined eligible for vocational rehabilitation services, IPEs shall be developed prior to their exiting the secondary program, or within 90 days of eligibility determination, whichever occurs first.(e) Students not already evaluated, or with an incomplete assessment by the student's special education team, shall require assessments and reports completed prior to identifying an employment outcome and determining the specific vocational rehabilitation services in an IPE. In these circumstances, the NHVR counselor shall document the specific assessment activities and services conducted to develop the IPE and how this will affect the timeframe for IPE development.(f) NHVR staff shall take the following steps in developing an IPE for a secondary student with disabilities:(1) NHVR staff shall review school information and reports to determine if there is transition information contained in the student's IEP, and if appropriate, include the information in the IPE, including, but not limited to:a. Assessment information;b. Employment outcome; andc. A description of vocationally-related services;(2) The IPE shall reflect NHVR funded services when they contribute to the achievement of a postschool employment goal and are coordinated with the student's educational plan. The counselor shall determine that these services shall be required to enable the individual to achieve the postschool employment goal and that those specific NHVR services shall not be the program or fiscal responsibility of the school district; and(3) The results of the planning by NHVR shall be made available to the school liaison, with a signed release of information from the parent or adult student, pursuant to Ed 1003. The NHVR shall request the student's IEP be amended to contain the school services identified in (2) above as those that will contribute to the success of the student's plan.N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1008.07
Derived from Volume XLI Number 32, Filed August 12, 2021, Proposed by #13231, Effective 7/13/2021, Expires 7/13/2031