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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
PROCLAIMING TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2022, TO BE "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | |
AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, and Raptakis | |
Date Introduced: March 29, 2022 | |
Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
1 | WHEREAS, In Rhode Island, more than 4,000 individuals have developmental |
2 | disabilities; and |
3 | WHEREAS, There are over 15,000 stakeholders who provide a range of services and |
4 | support systems for those with developmental disabilities in our state; and |
5 | WHEREAS, For more than thirty years, Rhode Island has been a leader in providing and |
6 | advancing services for the developmentally disabled community; and |
7 | WHEREAS, Individuals with developmental disabilities strive to be contributing |
8 | members of their community, including attaining employment; and |
9 | WHEREAS, The establishment of March 29th, as Developmental Disabilities Awareness |
10 | Day has promoted the ongoing endeavor to educate the citizens of this state about the myriad |
11 | contributions made by those with developmental disabilities; now, therefore be it |
12 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims March 29, |
13 | 2022, as "Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day" in our State. We furthermore encourage all |
14 | our state's residents to join in recognizing the importance of this day; and be it further |
15 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
16 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Tina Spears, MPA Executive Director of CPN- |
17 | RI. |
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