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MURPHY v. VOCATIONAL SERVS.

92 N.Y.2d 477 (1998)

705 N.E.2d 1180

683 N.Y.S.2d 139

In the Matter of Tracy L. Murphy, Appellant, v. Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities, New York State Education Department, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 18, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Lupia, Utica, for appellant.

Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney-General, Albany (Robert M. Goldfarb, Barbara G. Billet and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for respondents.

Winston & Strawn, New York City (Daniel R. Murdock and Fania N. Washington of counsel), and Ruth Lowenkron for United Cerebral Palsy Association of New York State, Inc., and others, amici curiae.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK and WESLEY concur.

BELLACOSA, J.

This case distills to a narrow question of statutory interpretation of the seminal Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The crux of the dispute is appellant Murphy's quest to have the Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) reimburse her for some of the costs of her now-completed law school education. We agree with VESID and the courts below that, under...

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