§ 7037. Processing Referrals of Individuals to Other Agencies.

(a) The Department shall provide individuals with disabilities, including eligible individuals who are not in a priority category being served under an Order of Selection implemented pursuant to Chapter 2, Article 2 of these regulations, with accurate vocational rehabilitation information and guidance (which may include counseling and referral for job placement) to assist those individuals to prepare for, secure, retain, or regain employment. The Department shall provide this information using appropriate modes of communication.

(b) The Department shall refer individuals with disabilities to other appropriate Federal and State programs, including other components of the statewide workforce investment system such as One-Stop Centers. In making these referrals, the Department must -

(1) Refer the individual to Federal or State programs, including programs carried out by other components of the statewide workforce investment system, best suited to address the specific employment needs of an individual with a disability; and

(2) Provide the individual who is being referred with all of the following:

(A) A notice of referral by the Department to the agency carrying out the program;

(B) Information identifying a specific point of contact within the agency to which the individual is being referred;

(C) Information and advice regarding the most suitable services to assist the individual to prepare for, secure, retain, or regain employment; and

(D) Information about the Client Assistance Program and how to contact that program.

HISTORY

1. New sectionfiled 3-4-2004; operative 4-3-2004 (Register 2004, No. 10).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 19006 and 19016, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: 29 USC Sections 721(a)(20) and 723(a)(3); 34 CFR Sections 361.37, and 361.48(d); and Section 19011, Welfare and Institutions Code.