HCR 24 - FINAL VERSION
2000 SESSION
08/01
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 24
This house concurrent resolution urges that the state of New Hampshire support the integration requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and further urges the governor and mayors to remove themselves from any future lawsuit filed by the National Governors' Association or National League of Cities in opposition to the integration requirement of the Act.
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00-2478
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
A RESOLUTION relative to integration of people with disabilities.
Whereas, thousands of people with disabilities live in New Hampshire; and
Whereas, the overwhelming majority of people with disabilities want the right to choose where they live and receive support services; and
Whereas, the overwhelming majority of people with disabilities want to live and receive support services in home and community settings; and
Whereas, many people with disabilities are on waiting lists for home and community services; and
Whereas, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed as a civil rights act to protect the rights of people with disabilities; and
Whereas, the ADA's "integration" mandate requires that a public entity shall administer services, programs, and activities in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of qualified individuals with disabilities; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the state of New Hampshire supports the integration requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act; and
That the governor and mayors remove themselves from any filing of any future lawsuit by the National Governors' Association or National League of Cities that opposes the integration requirement in the Americans with Disabilities Act; and
That copies of this resolution signed by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate be forwarded by the house clerk to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, to the President of the United States Senate, and to the members of the New Hampshire congressional delegation.
(Approved: April 20, 2000)