PRINTER'S NO. 2478
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
496
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY KINSEY, BURGOS, BIZZARRO, BURNS, SCHLOSSBERG,
HILL-EVANS, HENNESSEY, LONGIETTI, ROTHMAN, FREEMAN,
McCLINTON, RYAN, KORTZ, SCHLEGEL CULVER, KOSIEROWSKI,
DiGIROLAMO, RAVENSTAHL, BOBACK, MILLARD, THOMAS, KIM,
HOHENSTEIN, READSHAW, MURT AND ISAACSON, SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 8 through 14, 2019, as "Direct
Support Professionals Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Direct support professionals and support
coordinators are people who help individuals with intellectual
disabilities to have real choices, to work, live and socialize
in their communities, to transform their lives, to be included
in the everyday lives of their communities and to realize their
dreams; and
WHEREAS, Direct support professionals are staff who work
directly with consumers in residential, day and employment
services and support programs; and
WHEREAS, Direct support professionals and support
coordinators support thousands of individuals across this
Commonwealth and inspire us with their ability to work with
individuals with intellectual disabilities and assist them with
securing meaningful jobs, finding appropriate housing
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arrangements, learning to navigate public transportation systems
and engaging in social activities throughout their communities;
and
WHEREAS, Direct support professionals and support
coordinators are deserving of special recognition; therefore be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
week of September 8 through 14, 2019, as "Direct Support
Professionals Week" in Pennsylvania.
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