ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders say they have agreed on a sweeping reform of the state’s system of caring for the disabled, which has been marked for years by abuse and death.

For Cuomo, the deal announced yesterday fulfills a major legislative goal.

Recent governors have long been dogged by the outcry from whistleblowers — along with a chilling report published this year — about abuse within the massive bureaucracy caring for 1 million people.

The bill will include a hot line for workers and others to report abuse, a special prosecutor and an inspector general for the protection of people with special needs.

In response to a push by the Assembly’s Democratic majority for an independent watchdog, an advisory board will be established.

“This new law will help us protect the civil rights of the more than 1 million New Yorkers with disabilities and special needs who for too long have not had the protections and justice they deserve,” Cuomo said.