# State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program; State Supported Employment Services Program; Limitations on Use of Subminimum Wage
> **US Department of Education** · Final regulations. · Published 2016-08-19 · Effective 2016-09-19 · 81 FR 55630
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-15980
- **Category:** education-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Education
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 55630
- **CFR reference:** 34 CFR 361
- **Publication date:** 2016-08-19
- **Effective date:** 2016-09-19
- **Docket:** ED-2015-OSERS-0001
## Abstract

The Secretary amends the regulations governing the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services program and the State Supported Employment Services program to implement changes to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) signed into law on July 22, 2014. The Secretary also updates, clarifies, and improves the prior regulations. Finally, the Secretary issues new regulations regarding limitations on the use of subminimum wages that are added by WIOA and under the purview of the Department.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/08/19/2016-15980/state-vocational-rehabilitation-services-program-state-supported-employment-services-program)
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