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 PUBLIC LAW 102-569—OCT. 29, 1992 106 STAT. 4413 uals who are members of populations that are unserved or underserved by programs under this Act; "(11) job development and job placement services to individuals with disabilities; "(III) supported employment services, including services of employment specialists for individuals with disabilities; "(IV) specialized services for individuals with severe disabilities; or "(V) recreation for individuals with disabilities; and "(iii) projects to train personnel in other fields contributing to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities."; and (2) in paragraph (3)(A)— (A) by inserting ", for any academic year beginning after June 1, 1992," after "who receives a scholarship"; and (B) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following: "(i) maintain employment— "(I) in a nonprofit rehabilitation agency or related agency or in a State rehabilitation agency or related agency, including a professional corporation or professional practice group through which the individual has a service arrangement with the designated State agency; "(II) on a full- or part-time basis; and "(III) for a period of not less than the full-time equivalent of 2 years for each year for which assistance under this section was received, within a period, beginning after the recipient completes the training for which the scholarship was awarded, of not more than the sum of the number of years in the period described in subclause (III) and 2 additional years; and", (c) TECHNICIAN TRAINING; CAREER ADVANCEMENT AND COM- PETENCY-BASED TRAINING.— Section 302 (29 U.S.C. 774) is 29 USC 77ia. amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (f) through (h), respectivelv; and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following subsections: "(d) In carrying out subsection (a), the Commissioner shall award two grants to States, public or nonprofit private agencies and organizations, and institutions of higher education to support the development of rehabilitation technician programs. Such programs shall be designed to train local employees, who are recruited from or reside in a community historically unserved or underserved by programs providing vocational rehabilitation services under this Act, to De liaisons between the community and vocational rehabilitation counselors. The rehabilitation technician program shall provide a mechanism through which individuals with disabilities residing in remote, isolated settings can successfully access vocational rehabilitation services. "(e)(1) In carrying out subsection (a), the Commissioner shall award two grants to States, public or nonprofit private agencies and organizations, and institutions of higher education to support the formation of consortia or partnerships of public or nonprofit private entities for the purpose of providing opportunities for career advancement or competency-based training to current employees of public or nonprofit private agencies that provide services to

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