Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 3207 - State plan(a) Eligibility for financial assistance.--To be eligible to receive financial assistance, the council and the designated State agency shall develop a State plan.(b) Periodic review and revision.--The plan shall provide for review and revision of the plan, not less than once every three years, to ensure the existence of appropriate planning, financial support and coordination and other assistance to appropriately address on a Statewide and comprehensive basis the need of the Commonwealth for the following: (1) Development and support of a Statewide network of centers for independent living.(2) Provision of Statewide independent living services.(3) Establishment of working relationships between the following: (i) Programs providing independent living services and independent living centers.(ii) The vocational rehabilitation program established under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other programs providing services to individuals with disabilities.(c) Objectives and strategy.--The State plan shall do the following: (1) Specify the objectives to be achieved under the plan and establish timetables for the achievement of the objectives.(2) Explicate how the objectives to be achieved are consistent with and further the purposes of this act.(3) Set forth a strategy for the expansion and enhancement of the Statewide network of centers for independent living.(4) Describe the purpose, extent and scope of independent living services and programs.(5) Set the priorities for expenditure of State funds allocated for the purposes described in paragraphs (1), (3) and (4).(6) Describe efforts to coordinate Federal and State funding for centers for independent living and independent living services and programs.(d) Requirements for recipients of financial assistance.--The State plan shall provide satisfactory assurances that all recipients of financial assistance will do all of the following:(1) Notify all individuals seeking or receiving services of the availability of the client assistance program established under section 112 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the purposes of the services provided under the program and how to contact representatives of the program.(2) Take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment, qualified individuals with disabilities on the same terms and conditions required with respect to employment of the individuals under the provisions of section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (3) Adopt such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to ensure the proper disbursement of and accounting for funds received from the Commonwealth under this act.(4) Maintain such other records as may be appropriate to facilitate an effective financial audit.(e) Periodic evaluation.--The plan shall establish a method for the periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of the plan in meeting the objectives established, including evaluation of satisfaction by individuals with disabilities.1994, Dec. 12, P.L. 1023, No. 139, § 7, imd. effective.