1. a) DRS may enter into agreements with community agencies, including centers for independent living and community colleges, for the purpose of providing specific Pre-employment Transition Services to students with disabilities.
2. b) The agreement between DRS and the community agency shall specify the specific Pre-employment Transition Services to be provided.
3. c) Students with disabilities participating in services provided under the agreement may be identified by DRS or by the community agency and all students must be certified as eligible by DRS.
4. d) Community agencies providing training to students with disabilities in the areas of self-advocacy, independent living skills training, work readiness training, Counseling on Postsecondary Education, or Job Exploration Counseling must demonstrate qualifications for providing those services and provide DRS with a training curriculum prior to entering into an agreement with DRS.
5. e) Community agencies arranging for Work-based Learning Experiences in integrated community settings for students with disabilities must demonstrate qualifications for providing those services prior to entering into an agreement with DRS.
6. f) Pre-employment Transition Services provided by community agencies may supplement, but not duplicate, any services provided by a local education agency under a STEP agreement.

(Source: Added at 42 Ill. Reg. 16224, effective August 8, 2018)