N.Y. State Finance Law § 97-lll: Vocational rehabilitation fund

§ 97-lll. Vocational rehabilitation fund. 1. There is hereby

established in the joint custody of the state comptroller and the

commissioner of the department of taxation and finance a fund to be

known as the vocational rehabilitation fund.

2. There is hereby established in the joint custody of the state

comptroller and the commissioner of the department of taxation and

finance two accounts of the vocational rehabilitation fund to be known

as:

(a) the workers' compensation death benefit accounts. Expenditures

from this account shall support services and expenses of the special

workers' compensation program. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or

regulation to the contrary, the comptroller is hereby authorized and

directed to deposit to the credit of this account all moneys collected

pursuant to subdivision nine of section fifteen of the workers'

compensation law; and

(b) the workers' compensation evaluation fees account. Expenditures

from this account shall support rehabilitation services for injured

workers. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the

contrary, the comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to deposit

to the credit of this account fees charged to insurance carriers in

accordance with a fee schedule adopted by the board of regents.

3. Moneys of the accounts established in subdivision two of this

section, following appropriation by the legislature, shall be available

to the state education department for services and expenses of the

special workers' compensation program.