§ 1004-b. Integrated employment opportunities for individuals with\nsevere disabilities. 1. The department shall have the responsibility to\nstimulate the development of programs intended to furnish opportunities\nfor integrated employment including but not limited to, supported\nemployment and paid competitive work, to individuals with severe\ndisabilities, and to coordinate with state agencies responsible for\nfurnishing necessary services to individuals with severe disabilities\nrelated to such opportunities.\n 2. State integrated employment implementation plan. a. The\ncommissioner, in consultation with and with the agreement of the\ncommissioners of mental health, the office for people with developmental\ndisabilities and social services shall develop a state interagency plan\nfor the implementation of integrated employment opportunities for\nindividuals with severe disabilities, including supported employment.\nSuch plan shall be designed so as to ensure that the state's integrated\nemployment efforts, including the supported employment program, are\nplanned, developed and implemented comprehensively, with roles and\nresponsibilities of the respective agencies well-defined. Such plan\nshall reflect the department's primary responsibility for the\ndevelopment of integrated employment opportunities for individuals with\nsevere disabilities, including short-term and intensive supported\nemployment services, as well as appropriate responsibilities for long\nterm extended support services. Such plan shall specify the role and\nresponsibilities of each such agency in assuring that:\n (i) services are provided fully and equitably;\n (ii) an array of services is established and appropriate procedures\nare developed to allow persons with severe disabilities timely access to\nappropriate support services;\n (iii) compatible definitions, program evaluation and accounting\nstandards and reporting documents are implemented;\n (iv) services and eligibility requirements are integrated and\ncoordinated between agencies, including the manner in which appropriate\nresponsibilities for funding and administering both short-term intensive\nand long-term extended support services for supported employment are to\nbe implemented;\n (v) funding sources are clearly defined and amounts are adequate to\nsupport persons with short-term intensive and long-term extended support\nneeds;\n (vi) all necessary steps are taken to maximize the success and cost\neffectiveness of such programs and the potential of persons served by\nsuch programs;\n (vii) continuity of support services is not broken for individuals\nplaced in an integrated employment setting in the event such placement\nis interrupted; and\n (viii) eligibility standards are consistent regarding the placement of\nindividuals in integrated work settings, including supported employment\nand other competitive work placements.\n b. In addition, the plan shall address the manner in which continued\nsupport for current programs will be maintained; and establishment\ngrants will be provided. Such establishment grants shall include, but\nnot be limited to, special projects which enhance the provision of\nsupported employment and new integrated employment program initiatives\nwhich would target individuals who have severe disabilities who have\naged-out or have otherwise exited the school system. In addition, such\ngrants may be used to provide additional resources to existing programs\nfor the purposes of increasing the numbers of persons served who have\nbeen determined by the commissioner to have been unserved or\nunderserved. Such grants may also be used for new programs for these\npopulations.\n c. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioners of the\noffice of mental health, the office for people with developmental\ndisabilities and the department of social services, shall develop an\naudit protocol to verify the actual costs of providing such programs.\n 3. Reporting. a. I
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