Sec. 2201.2. World Trade Center memorial scholarships

(a) Definitions.

As used in sections 608 and 668-d of the Education Law, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) Impact area:

(i) the secure zone established by the City of New York comprising that area surrounding the World Trade Center which is bordered by Broadway to the east, the Hudson River to the west, Chambers Street to the north and Rector Street to the south during the period of time beginning at 8:45 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, on September 11, 2001 and ending on May 30, 2002; or

(ii) the crash site of United Airlines flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001; or

(iii) the crash site of American Airlines flight 77 on the grounds of the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

(2) Severely and permanently disabled. An innocent victim is severely and permanently disabled when a doctor of medicine or osteopathy, licensed to practice in a state, has determined that such person is unable to engage in any occupation for remuneration or profit due to a physical or mental impairment. Such physical or mental impairment shall have been sustained in the impact area as a direct result of the September 11, 2001 attack on the United States of America or while engaged in the subsequent rescue and recovery efforts.

(3) Physical or mental impairment. For purposes of this section, physical or mental impairment is an impairment resulting from anatomical, physiological or psychological abnormality which is demonstrable by medically acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques and which did not exist prior to September 11, 2001 unless said impairment was worsened as a direct result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and now prevents the victim from engaging in any occupation for remuneration or profit.