Vermont HCR 60: House concurrent resolution honoring Betty Bell of New Haven for her devoted community leadership

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2025

VT LEG #382293 v.1
No. R-80. House concurrent resolution designating March 25, 2025 as Intellectual
and Developmental Disabilities Day at the State House.
(H.C.R.60)
Offered by All Members of the House
Offered by Senators Lyons and Gulick
Whereas, all Vermonters, regardless of any disability they may have, desire to receive
the highest attainable quality of health care, including support services for individuals
with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and
Whereas, Sec. 1 of the Developmental Disabilities Act (1996 Acts and Resolves No.
174, codified as 18 V.S.A. § 8721) provides that individuals with a developmental
disability are entitled to: a safe living environment; respect and dignity; residency in a
home of their choice; the opportunity to make life-affecting decisions; attend
neighborhood schools, be employed, and participate in activities, subject to the provisions
of federal special education laws; and to have access to broadly available community
support and services, and
Whereas, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities seek access to
the necessary resources to lead full, independent, and dignified lives within the
community, and they expect that all of these services will be delivered with the same
degree of expertise and financial support as equivalent services for those who do not live
with an intellectual or developmental disability, and
Whereas, today, March 25, 2025, individuals with intellectual and developmental
disabilities and their advocates are visiting the State House to inform the General
Assembly of their concerns regarding the provision of these State services that are critical
to their health and well-being, now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly designates March 25, 2025 as Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities Day at the State House, and be it further
Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
the intellectual and developmental disabilities advocacy organizations present today in
the State House.