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2002 SESSION

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HJ 64 Study; persons with disabilities.

Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; persons with disabilities. Requests the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a task force to develop a plan for persons with disabilities to implement the recommendations of the Olmstead decision. In the Olmstead decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the unnecessary segregation of individuals with disabilities in institutions may constitute discrimination based on disability, and that states may be required to provide community-based services rather than institutional placements for these individuals.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/02 027404760  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/02 027404760
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 02/10/02  House: Tabled in Rules (17-Y 0-N)