3.   For the purposes of this act, P.L.1977, c.379 (C.52:27D-170 et seq.):

   a.   "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
 
   b.   " Persons with disabilities" means persons who have intellectual disabilities or who have a visual impairment, an auditory impairment, a communication impairment, a neurological or perceptual impairment, an orthopedic impairment, a chronic illness, an emotional disturbance, a social impairment, multiple disabilities, or a developmental disability.
 
   L.1977, c.379, s.3; amended 2010, c.50, s.77; 2017, c.131, s.195.