N.Y. Education Law § 1120: Declaration of intent

§ 1120. Declaration of intent. Persons with disabilities comprise a

large percentage of New York's total population. The legislature hereby

finds and declares that action is necessary to assist these individuals

to integrate and live more independently in the community. Since their

inception, service centers for independent living have enhanced the

ability of persons with disabilities to pursue an independent and active

lifestyle within their community. In order to achieve this, it is

necessary for the state to provide funding to maintain existing service

centers designed to promote independent living and to encourage the

establishment of new centers. In addition, the office of vocational

rehabilitation should have the responsibility and authority for the

encouragement of the planning, development, funding, evaluation and

monitoring of such service centers.