N.J. Admin. Code § 10:91-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 10:91-1.1 - Administration of the Commission

(a) The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (the Commission) is an integral part of the Department of Human Services.

(b) The Commission's entire service delivery system is vested in one Statewide, three regional, and one satellite offices. The Statewide office provides Statewide vocational and specialized services. Educational, adaptive living skills, prevention and vocational rehabilitation services are provided through the regional, and satellite office. The three regions are: Northern, which includes Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex and Warren Counties; Central, which includes Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset and Union Counties; and Southern, which includes Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties.

(c) The Commission is coordinated by an Administrative Office, located in Newark, that includes staff headed by an Executive Director appointed by the Commissioner of Human Services. The Administrative Office provides support functions to the Statewide, regional, and satellite offices. Some of these functions are policy and procedure development and publication, management and fiscal services, contract and information system services, monitoring and staff training. Documents referred to in this chapter shall be available to the public upon request in the media of choice. Such requests shall be made in writing and directed to the attention of the Executive Director, New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 153 Halsey St., PO Box 47017, Newark, New Jersey 07101.

(d) The Commission licenses and supervises vending stands at various locations throughout the State, the majority of which are in governmental buildings (see: N.J.A.C. 10:97).

(e) In addition, the Commission operates:

1. The Joseph Kohn Rehabilitation Center;

2. The George F. Meyer Instructional Resource Center; and

3. Camp Marcella, a summer camp for blind and visually impaired children.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:91-1.1

Amended by R.2000 d.313, effective 8/7/2000.
See: 32 New Jersey Register 1482(a), 32 New Jersey Register 2902(a).
In (b), changed "four" to "three" throughout, removed reference to the Metropolitan region, added Essex County to the Northern region, and added Somerset and Union Counties to the Central region; in (c), replaced "Policy and procedural manuals, and all other documents" with "Documents".
Amended by R.2001 d.349, effective 10/1/2001.
See: 33 New Jersey Register 2066(a), 33 New Jersey Register 3449(a).
In (c), inserted "and Visually Impaired" following "Blind".