2011
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 11-016
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Aguilar, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy, Cadman, Carroll,
       Foster, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hodge, Hudak, Jahn,
       Johnston, King K., King S., Kopp, Lambert, Lundberg, Mitchell, Morse,
       Newell, Nicholson, Renfroe, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz, Shaffer B.,
       Spence, Steadman, Tochtrop, White, Williams S.;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Kerr J., Acree, Balmer, Barker,
       Baumgardner, Becker, Beezley, Bradford, Brown, Casso, Conti, Coram,
       Court, DelGrosso, Duran, Ferrandino, Fields, Fischer, Gardner B.,
       Gardner D., Gerou, Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Jones, Joshi, Kagan,
       Kefalas, Kerr A., Labuda, Lee, Levy, Liston, Looper, Massey, McCann,
       McKinley, Miklosi, Murray, Nikkel, Pabon, Pace, Peniston, Priola,
       Ramirez, Riesberg, Ryden, Schafer S., Scott, Solano, Sonnenberg, Soper,
       Stephens, Summers, Swalm, Swerdfeger, Szabo, Todd, Tyler, Vaad,
       Vigil, Waller, Williams A., Wilson, McNulty.
       
       
          CONCERNING AWARENESS DAY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
       DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, In 1963, Colorado statutes authorized the provision of
       supports for Colorado citizens with developmental disabilities through
       local community centered boards, offering an alternative to state-operated
       congregate institutions; and
       
          WHEREAS, Today, more than 13,000 Coloradans with developmental
       disabilities receive high-quality supports statewide through community
       centered boards, service provider organizations, and family members; and
       
          WHEREAS, For over 45 years, Colorado's community-based system
       has delivered services in a manner that affords greater independence by
       fostering relationships in local neighborhoods in partnership with families
       and local community organizations; and
       
          WHEREAS, With the assistance of service coordinators, family
       members, and advocates, Colorado citizens with developmental
       disabilities are making informed choices about their customer-directed
       supports; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Colorado Developmental Disabilities Community
       System has a history of enabling people to move from congregate
       institutional services to community-based services, including homes of
       their own and apartments with friends in neighborhoods; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado's Developmental Disabilities Community
       System supports individuals with developmental disabilities in obtaining
       meaningful employment, including supported employment with the goal
       of minimum wage or higher for 40-hour work weeks in jobs of their
       choosing; and
       
          WHEREAS, Coloradans with developmental disabilities are able to
       live, learn, play, and work in their communities with the dignity, choices,
       opportunities, and responsibilities accorded to all citizens due to supports
       provided by family members, local community centered boards, and
       service provider organizations; and
       
          WHEREAS, Direct-support professionals assist individuals with
       developmental disabilities to lead self-determined and meaningful lives;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, There is a significant demand across Colorado for
       supports for individuals with developmental disabilities, and a
       multiple-year waiting list of 14,000 for services is growing; now,
       therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, proclaim
       February 16, 2011, to be Awareness Day for Individuals with
       Developmental Disabilities in the State of Colorado.
       
                    Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       community centered boards and organizations that provide services and
       supports to adults and children with developmental disabilities throughout
       Colorado.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Brandon C. Shaffer                     Frank McNulty
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES