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 112 STAT. 1134 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 and a joint report by the designated State unit and the State Rehabilitation Council, if the State has such a Council, to the Commissioner on the progress made in improving the effectiveness from the previous year, which evaluation and report shall include— "(I) an evaluation of the extent to which the goals identified in subparagraph (C) were achieved; "(11) a description of strategies that contributed to achieving the goals; "(III) to the extent to which the goals were not achieved, a description of the factors that impeded that achievement; and "(IV) an assessment of the performance of the State on the standards and indicators established pursuant to section 106; and "(ii) provide that the designated State unit and the State Rehabilitation Council, if the State has such a Council, shall jointly submit to the Commissioner an annual report that contains the information described in clause (i). "(16) PUBLIC COMMENT.— The State plan shall— "(A) provide that the designated State agency, prior to the adoption of any policies or procedures governing the provision of vocational rehabilitation services under the State plan (including making any amendment to such policies and procedures), shall conduct public meetings throughout the State, after providing adequate notice of the meetings, to provide the public, including individuals with disabilities, an opportunity to comment on the policies or procedures, and actively consult with the Director of the client assistance program carried out under section 112, and, as appropriate, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations on the policies or procedures; and "(B) provide that the designated State agency (or each designated State agency if two agencies are designated) and any sole agency administering the plan in a political subdivision of the State, shall take into account, in connection with matters of general policy arising in the administration of the plan, the views of— " (i) individuals and groups of individuals who are recipients of vocational rehabilitation services, or in appropriate cases, the individuals' representatives; "(ii) personnel working in programs that provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities; "(iii) providers of vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities; "(iv) the director of the client assistance program; and "(v) the State Rehabilitation Council, if the State has such a Council. " (17) USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.— The State plan shall provide that if, under special circumstances, the State plan includes provisions for the construction of facilities for community rehabilitation programs—

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