2013
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 13-014
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Kerr, Aguilar, Balmer, Baumgardner, Brophy, Cadman,
       Carroll, Crowder, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hill, Hodge,
       Hudak, Jahn, Jones, Kefalas, King, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble, Newell,
       Nicholson, Renfroe, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz, Steadman, Tochtrop, Todd,
       Ulibarri, Morse;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Kraft-Tharp, Buck, Buckner, Conti, Coram,
       Court, DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Everett, Exum, Fields, Fischer, Foote, Garcia,
       Gardner, Gerou, Ginal, Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Humphrey, Joshi,
       Kagan, Labuda, Landgraf, Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee, Levy, May, McCann,
       McLachlan, McNulty, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Murray, Navarro,
       Nordberg, Pabon, Peniston, Pettersen, Primavera, Priola, Rankin, Rosenthal,
       Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Schafer, Scott, Singer, Sonnenberg, Stephens, Swalm,
       Szabo, Tyler, Vigil, Waller, Williams, Wilson, Wright, Young, Ferrandino.
       
       
          CONCERNING AWARENESS DAY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
       DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, In 1963, Colorado statute authorized the provision of
       services and supports for Colorado citizens with developmental
       disabilities through local, citizen-controlled, and citizen-established
       community centered boards, offering an alternative to state-operated
       regional facilities; and
       
          WHEREAS, Today, more than 13,000 Coloradans with developmental
       disabilities receive high-quality services and supports in every county
       across the state through community centered boards and service provider
       organizations; and
       
          WHEREAS, For over 50 years, Colorado's community-based services
       system has led the way for individuals with developmental disabilities to
       receive services and supports in a manner that affords them greater
       independence by fostering relationships between the individuals receiving
       services and supports and local community resources; and
       
          WHEREAS, With the assistance of their case managers, Colorado
       citizens with developmental disabilities are actively engaged in making
       informed choices about their services and supports; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Colorado Developmental Disabilities Community
       System has a long and proud history of enabling people to move from
       large institutional services to smaller, community-based integrated
       services, offering alternatives in the types of services and supports they
       receive; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado's Developmental Disabilities Community
       System assists individuals with developmental disabilities in obtaining
       meaningful employment in a variety of settings, allowing them to work
       within their communities; 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 the
       services and supports provided by local community centered boards and
       service provider organizations; and
       
          WHEREAS, Direct-support professionals assist individuals with
       developmental disabilities to lead self-directed and empowered lives; and
       
          WHEREAS, There is a significant demand across Colorado for
       services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities, and
       waiting lists for services are growing; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-ninth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, proclaim
       February 20, 2013, 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 and their
       families throughout Colorado.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       John P. Morse                        Mark Ferrandino
       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