(a) All executive and administrative functions of DVR are vested in the Administrator, who is the ex-officio non-voting member of the RAC. The Administrator’s salary and benefits shall be established in accordance with 4 Guam Code Ann. government of Guam Unified Pay Schedule.

(b) The authority and responsibility of the Administrator shall include the following:

(1) to see that all rules and regulations of DVR are enforced;

(2) to attend all scheduled meetings of RAC and submit a quarterly written report on the affairs of the Division with data and in a format requested by the Council of the affairs, needs
and immediate problems of DVR on the issues requested by
RAC as defined the Vocational Rehabilitation Act;

(3) to keep the RAC informed of the needs of the
Division;

(4) to devote his or her entire time to the business of the
DVR;

(5) to plan, organize, coordinate and control the services of such employees as to achieve the goals of DVR;

(6) will address the current and projected vocational rehabilitation services personnel training needs for DVR;

(7) provide for the coordination and facilitation of efforts between DVR and institutions of higher education and professional associations to recruit, prepare and retain qualified personnel, including personnel from minority backgrounds, and personnel who are individuals with disabilities;

(8) responsible for the implementation of agreements with the operators of community rehabilitation programs for the provision of services for the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities;

(9) provide that special consideration will be given to the rehabilitation under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, of a person with a disability whose disability was sustained in the line of duty while such individual was performing as a public safety officer, if the proximate cause of such disability was a criminal act or hazardous condition resulting directly from the officer’s performance of duties in direct connection with the enforcement, execution and administration of law or fire prevention, fire fighting or related public safety activities if there is an approved order of selection plan;

(10) provide outreach procedures to identify and serve persons with disabilities who are minorities and persons with disabilities, who have been unserved or underserved by the vocational rehabilitation system;

(11) provide services designed to promote supported employment, independent living and community participation;

(12) provide that DVR has the authority to enter into contracts with profitmaking organizations for the purpose or providing on-the-job training and related programs for persons with disabilities under Part B of Title VI of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, upon a determination by the Division that such profit making organizations are better qualified to provide such rehabilitation services than nonprofit agencies and organizations;

(13) develop and implement a strategic plan for expanding and improving vocational rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities;

(14) seek and seriously consider on a regular and ongoing basis advice from the RAC regarding the development and implementation of the state plan and the strategic plan and amendments to the plans, and other policies and procedures of general applicability pertaining to the provision of vocational rehabilitation services in Guam. Copies of the aforementioned items must be submitted to RAC two (2) months prior to submission to the Guam State Clearinghouse, Federal agency(ies) or the public;

(15) cooperate with the Federal government in carrying out the purpose of any Federal statute pertaining to vocational rehabilitation;

(16) adopt the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended in
1992, and any future amendments thereof, in administering vocational rehabilitation services.