Memorandum of Understanding Between The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)May 29th, 2020
FiledMay 29th, 2020This agreement is between the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development’s (DEED) Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS), State Services for the Blind (SSB) and the Minnesota Department of Education’s (MDE) Special Education and Career and College Success Divisions. Both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, require state education agencies (SEA)s and vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies to plan and coordinate transition services and pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities through a formal interagency agreement (Section 612(a)(12) of the IDEA and Section 101(a)(11)(D) of the Rehabilitation Act). Additional references used in this document include Sections 113 and 511 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Final Rule: State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program; State Supported Employment Services Program; Limitations on Use of Subminimum Wage.