§ 1009. Powers and duties of department of social services relating to\nvocational rehabilitation of blind persons. 1. The board of social\nservices, the department of social services and the New York state\ncommission for the visually handicapped shall retain, and shall continue\nto exercise, all the powers and duties relating to blind persons\nconferred on them by the provisions of any other law.\n 2. The department of social services is empowered to perform any and\nall acts that may be required to be performed by it by any law of the\nUnited States in order to obtain funds through the New York state board\nfor vocational education, or otherwise, from any federal department or\nagency, for use in the vocational rehabilitation of blind persons; such\ndepartment is further empowered to use and expend such funds for the\npurpose herein mentioned in accordance with the provisions of any law of\nthe United States making such funds available to the state.\n 3. (a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article,\nfunds made available to the state by the United States to be used for\nvocational rehabilitation of blind persons shall be accepted and used by\nthe state for such purposes provided the department of social services\nshall determine to accept and to use the same in accordance with the\nprovisions of any law of the United States.\n (b) Provided the federal government shall make funds available, the\ndepartment of social services and its commission for the visually\nhandicapped are empowered to accept gifts for the extension and\nimprovement of non-profit facilities and workshops for the training and\nrehabilitation of blind persons, and to match the value of such gifts\nmade to such department or commission for such purposes by or on behalf\nof such non-profit facilities or workshops. The department may utilize\nsuch federal funds and gifts for such purposes and may make appropriate\nagreements therefor with suitable non-profit agencies serving the blind.\n
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