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Committee advances bill to remove financial-need test for vocational rehabilitation services
Summary
House Bill 1018, which would remove the requirement that applicants for vocational rehabilitation services demonstrate financial need, received testimony from disability advocates and unanimous support from the State Rehabilitation Council before the committee voted 6–1 to advance the bill.
House Bill 1018, sponsored in the Senate by Representative Sarah Danielson, would eliminate the requirement that Coloradans eligible for vocational rehabilitation (VR) services complete a financial-need analysis before receiving certain services from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR). The measure also authorizes DVR to consider financial need during periods of cost containment to manage wait lists.
"Call runs with disabilities deserve equitable access to vocational rehabilitation," sponsor Sarah Danielson told the committee, summarizing the policy change and its goals. Danielson said the bill aligns Colorado statute with guidance from the U.S. Department of Education and that the bill's fiscal note shows no additional appropriation is required.
Supporters described administrative…
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