• Human Services
• Labor & Employment
• State Government

The bill makes the following changes to current law regarding
individuals to whom the department of labor and employment
(department) provides vocational rehabilitation services (services):
  • Eliminates the requirement that an individual with a
disability require financial assistance to participate;
  • Allows the department to consider financial need before
providing services during a period of cost containment to
prevent or manage a wait list for services due to
insufficient financial resources;
  • Eliminates the requirement that an individual with a
disability, or the individual's legally and financially
responsible relative, must contribute toward the cost of
their services to the extent that they are financially able;
and
  • To align Colorado law with federal law, eliminates the
requirement that the department provide services only to
individuals who are present in the state at the time of filing
an application for the services and can satisfactorily
achieve rehabilitation.

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