Current Committees
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee ensures the Council acts in accordance with federal and state vocational rehabilitation regulations; manages the affairs of the Council in the interim between meetings; reviews the appointment categories the Council has vacant and maintains a list of potential candidates to fill the vacancies; and submits selected candidates for the following year to the Governors for consideration.
Business and Employment Opportunity Committee
The SRC Employment and Business Development Committee is responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and providing guidance to the MRC on methods and best practices for employment and employment services.
Customer Satisfaction/Needs Assessment Committee
The Customer Satisfaction/Needs Assessment Committee ensures consumer perspectives are included in the process of evaluating VR services. MRC and the SRC jointly conducts an annual Needs Assessment; resultant information and findings are incorporated into the VR section of the Massachusetts WIOA Combined State Plan, MRC strategic planning efforts, and the agency’s quality assurance activities. The Committee provides the agency with detailed information regarding the needs of the consumers served by MRC, and fulfills the federal requirements that the agency and the SRC jointly conducts a needs assessment at least every three years. As part of this process, a Consumer Satisfaction Survey is also sent annually to consumers with closed cases to gauge their satisfaction with VR services received through MRC.
Policy Committee
The Policy Committee reviews and analyzes Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) policies and procedures to ensure service delivery align with federal and state VR regulations and policy guidance. The Committee recommends revisions to and the development of policies that help consumers better understand the VR process and what is necessary to attain competitive integrated employment. Also, it recommends changes to policies to fix systemic matters as appropriate. Finally, the Committee periodically reviews and recommends updates to the Council Bylaws.
State Plan and Interagency Relations Committee
The State Plan and Interagency Relations Committee ensures the SRC meets its obligations regarding input from consumers in the development of both the MRC public VR State Plan and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Combined State Plan.