§ 97-lll. Vocational rehabilitation fund. 1. There is hereby
established in the joint custody of the state comptroller and the
commissioner of the department of taxation and finance a fund to be
known as the vocational rehabilitation fund.

2. There is hereby established in the joint custody of the state
comptroller and the commissioner of the department of taxation and
finance two accounts of the vocational rehabilitation fund to be known
as:

(a) the workers' compensation death benefit accounts. Expenditures
from this account shall support services and expenses of the special
workers' compensation program. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or
regulation to the contrary, the comptroller is hereby authorized and
directed to deposit to the credit of this account all moneys collected
pursuant to subdivision nine of section fifteen of the workers'
compensation law; and

(b) the workers' compensation evaluation fees account. Expenditures
from this account shall support rehabilitation services for injured
workers. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the
contrary, the comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to deposit
to the credit of this account fees charged to insurance carriers in
accordance with a fee schedule adopted by the board of regents.

3. Moneys of the accounts established in subdivision two of this
section, following appropriation by the legislature, shall be available
to the state education department for services and expenses of the
special workers' compensation program.