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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
PROCLAIMING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2023, TO BE "DEVELOPMENTAL | |
DISABILITIES AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Ciccone, Picard, Ujifusa, Rogers, de la Cruz, | |
Date Introduced: March 28, 2023 | |
Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
1 | WHEREAS, In Rhode Island, approximately 4,000 individuals have developmental |
2 | disabilities; and |
3 | WHEREAS, There are 37 community agencies licensed by the Rhode Island Department |
4 | of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH), and/or certified |
5 | by the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), that provide a range of services and |
6 | support systems for those with developmental disabilities in the State of Rhode Island; and |
7 | WHEREAS, For more than thirty years, Rhode Island has been a leader in providing and |
8 | advancing services for the developmentally disabled community; and |
9 | WHEREAS, Individuals with developmental disabilities strive to be contributing |
10 | members of their community, including attaining employment; and |
11 | WHEREAS, The establishment of March 29th, as Developmental Disabilities Awareness |
12 | Day has promoted the ongoing endeavor to educate the citizens of this State about the myriad |
13 | contributions made by those with developmental disabilities; now, therefore be it |
14 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims March 29, |
15 | 2023, as "Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day" in our State. We furthermore encourage all |
16 | our State's residents to join in recognizing the importance of this day; and be it further |
17 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
18 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Tina Spears, MPA Executive |
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1 | Director of CPN-RI. |
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