New Jersey Statutes 34:16-51. Findings, declarations
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:16-51
- Division: means the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, for the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities. See New Jersey Statutes 34:16-20
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Vocational rehabilitation services: means diagnostic and related services (including transportation) incidental to the determination of eligibility for and the nature and scope of services to be provided. See New Jersey Statutes 34:16-20
The Legislature finds and declares that many handicapped citizens enrolled in sheltered (extended) employment programs at sheltered workshops earn subminimum wages in a noncompetitive working environment and therefore require financial assistance so that they may meet their transportation costs.
The Legislature further finds and declares that the Department of Labor through its Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, in conjunction with the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services and the sheltered workshops of this State, should play a major role in defraying the costs of public transportation and paratransit expenses of handicapped citizens enrolled in sheltered (extended) employment programs at sheltered workshops.
L. 1987, c. 455, s. 1.