§368-1.5  Programs and activities receivingstate financial assistance.  (a)  No otherwise qualified individual in theState shall, solely by reason of his or her disability, be excluded from theparticipation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discriminationby state agencies, or under any program or activity receiving state financialassistance.

(b)  As used in this section, the term"disability" means the state of having a physical or mentalimpairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities, havinga record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment.

(c)  As used in this section, "statefinancial assistance" means grants, purchase-of-service contracts, or anyother arrangement by which the State provides or otherwise makes availableassistance in the form of funds to an entity for the purpose of renderingservices on behalf of the State.  It does not include procurement contracts,state insurance or guaranty contracts, licenses, tax credits, or loanguarantees to private businesses of general concern that do not render serviceson behalf of the State. [L 1989, c 387, §2; am L 1992, c 33, §5]