53A-24-110 - Purpose for establishing the office.
53A-24-110. Purpose for establishing the office.
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that all activities of the office and its subordinatecomponents be conducted in such a manner that persons with disabilities will be assisted, so far asreasonably possible, to take their rightful place in open society as independent and self-supportingindividuals.
(2) Neither the office nor any of its parts may assist or support any activity that will resultin unnecessary continuation of a dependent or isolated state or unnecessarily separate personswith disabilities from open society.
Amended by Chapter 37, 1996 General Session