Statewide Agreements
Statewide agreements create a framework for cooperative efforts and include:
- Interagency Agreement between the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and DVR
- Cooperative Services Agreement between CDE and DVR
- Currently being updated 09.21.21
- Colorado Office of Employment First and DVR Employment First Strategic Plan
- COEF and DVR Interagency Agreement
- Sequencing of Services
- Interagency Agreements between Community Colleges and Universities of Colorado
- Currently being updated 09.21.21
- Local Memorandums of Understanding between Administrative Units and DVR
- Coming soon!
State and Federal Collaboration
These collaborative efforts are reinforced at both the federal and state levels:
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (“WIOA”) (29 U.S.C. § 3101 et. seq.) (34 CFR 261.22)
- Aligning Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) and State Education Agencies (SEA) performance indicators
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2004
- Every Student Succeeds Act (“ESSA”) (20 U.S.C. § 6301 et. seq.)
- Exceptional Children’s Educational Act (“ECEA”) (§ 20-101, 22 C.R.S. et seq.) with its accompanying rules (1 CCR 301-8)
- Senate Bill 16-077 Employment First Advisory Partnership (EFAP)
- Senate Bill 18-145 Supported Employment Provider
- Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act Reauthorized 2018 (Perkins V)
- Aligning VR, SE and Career Technical Education performance indicators