| Resolution Number: | 2015-D073 |
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| Title: | Support Home and Community Services for the Disabled |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 78th General Convention call on states to fully fund all Medicaid and state general revenue-funded home and community-based services and to support programs for persons with disabilities of all ages, to provide individualized services, and to reduce all waiting lists and end unnecessary delays for such services; and be it further
Resolved, That the 78th General Convention call on states to end the segregation of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in large congregate institutions and other facilities, both publicly and privately operated, and commit to serving all persons in the community; and be it further
Resolved, That the 78th General Convention urge dioceses and local congregations to discern ways in which they can provide practical support to individuals and families affected by a lack of adequate home and community-based services and supports.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Salt Lake City, 2015 (New York: General Convention, 2015), p. 410. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Rev. Marshall Scott |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Social Justice and United States Policy |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Social Justice and United States Policy presented its Report #30 on Resolution D073 (Supporting Home- and Community-Based Services) and moved adoption with amendment.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D073)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 78th General Convention call on states to fully fund all Medicaid and state general revenue-funded home and community-based services and supports programs for persons with disabilities of all ages, and to end all waiting lists for such services; and be it further
Resolved, That the 78th General Convention call on states to end the segregation of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in large congregate institutions and other facilities, both publicly and privately operated, and commit to serving all persons in the community; and be it further
Resolved, That the 78th General Convention urge dioceses and local congregations to discern ways in which they can provide practical support to individuals and families affected by a lack of adequate home and community-based services and supports.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 78th General
Convention call on states to fully fund all Medicaid and state general
revenue-funded home and community-based services and to
supports programs for persons with disabilities of all
ages, to provide individualized services, and to
endreduce all waiting lists and end unnecessary
delays for such services; and be it further
Resolved, That the 78th General Convention call on states to end the segregation of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in large congregate institutions and other facilities, both publicly and privately operated, and commit to serving all persons in the community; and be it further
Resolved, That the 78th General Convention urge dioceses and local congregations to discern ways in which they can provide practical support to individuals and families affected by a lack of adequate home and community-based services and supports.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #199)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Social Justice and United States Policy presented its Report #26 on HD Message #199 on Resolution D073 (Supporting Home- and Community-Based Services) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #310)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 3.
| Abstract: | The 78th General Convention calls on states to fund Medicaid and publicly funded home and community services for the disabled, and end the segregation of developmentally disabled persons. |
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