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HRD-82-95 1 (1982-09-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmpc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN PESOUPCES DIVISION B-208984 SEPTEMBER 22, 1982 The Honorable Terrel H. Bell The Secretary of Education 119493 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Improved Administration of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program Would Provide More Effective Utilization of Program Funds (GAO/HRD-82-95) We reviewed certain activities carried out pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, at selected State and local rehabilitation agencies. The scope and objectives of our review are discussed on page 5 of the enclosure. Our review showed that there is an opportunity to maximize the utilization of funds made available for the program, as man- dated by the act, by (1) providing rehabilitation services only to individuals who have substantial handicaps to employment and can reasonably be expected to become gainfully employed and (2) seeking other sources for funding the cost of any postseoendary educational training provided individuals as part of their reha- bilitation services. Also, statistics reported by State and local agencies on the number of individuals successfully rehabilitated as a result of services provided under the program were exagger- ated. These matters are detailed in the enclosure. We discussed the results of our review with Rehabilitation Services Administration officials and have considered their com- ments. The enclosure contains recommendations to you on page 15. As you know, section 236 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 requires the head of a Federal agency to submit a written statement on actions taken on our recommendations to the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Government Operations not later than 60 days after the date of the report and to the House and Senate Committees on Appro- priations with the agency's first request for appropriations made more than 60 days after the date of the report. (104115)

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