2016
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 16-007
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Crowder, Aguilar, Baumgardner, Carroll, Cooke,
       Donovan, Garcia, Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Hill, Hodge, Holbert, Jahn,
       Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble, Martinez
       Humenik, Merrifield, Neville T., Newell, Roberts, Scheffel, Scott,
       Sonnenberg, Steadman, Tate, Todd, Ulibarri, Woods, Cadman;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Esgar and Navarro, Arndt, Becker J.,
       Becker K., Brown, Buck, Buckner, Carver, Conti, Coram, Court,
       Danielson, DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Everett, Fields, Foote, Garnett,
       Ginal, Hamner, Humphrey, Joshi, Kagan, Klingenschmitt, Kraft-Tharp,
       Landgraf, Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee, Leonard, Lontine, Lundeen,
       McCann, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Neville P., Nordberg, Pabon,
       Primavera, Rankin, Ransom, Rosenthal, Roupe, Ryden, Saine, Sias,
       Singer, Thurlow, Tyler, Van Winkle, Vigil, Willett, Williams, Wilson,
       Windholz, Winter, Wist, Young, Hullinghorst.
       
       
          CONCERNING AWARENESS DAY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
       INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, For over 50 years, Colorado's community-based services
       system has led the way for individuals with intellectual and
       developmental disabilities to receive services and supports that afford
       them greater independence and community interaction; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado's community system for individuals with
       intellectual and developmental disabilities has a long, proud history of
       enabling individuals to move from large, institutional services to smaller,
       community-based integrated services that offer personalized assistance
       and support; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado's community system for individuals with
       intellectual and developmental disabilities helps individuals obtain
       meaningful employment in a variety of settings, allowing them to work
       and build relationships within their communities; and
       
          WHEREAS, Coloradans with intellectual and developmental
       disabilities in every county across the state are able to live, learn, play,
       and work in their communities with the dignity, choices, opportunities,
       and responsibilities afforded to all citizens due to the services and
       supports provided by local community-centered boards and
       program-approved service agencies; and
       
          WHEREAS, There is significant demand across Colorado for services
       and supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental
       disabilities, and waiting lists for services are growing; and
       
          WHEREAS, Today, more than 15,000 Coloradans with intellectual
       and developmental disabilities receive high-quality services and supports
       through community-centered boards and program-approved service
       agencies; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventieth General Assembly of the
       State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, proclaim
       February 17, 2016, to be Awareness Day for Individuals with Intellectual
       and 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 intellectual and developmental
       disabilities and their families throughout Colorado.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Bill L. Cadman               Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Effie Ameen                           Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES