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S.F. No. 0038 |
People first language. |
Sponsored By: Senator(s) Case and Massie and Representative(s) Berger and Esquibel, F.
AN ACT relating to descriptive terms for persons with cognitive deficiencies; amending or replacing references to mental retardation and other similar references; requiring use of similar language in rules and policy statements as specified; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.
1/23/2008 Bill Number Assigned
2/11/2008 S Received for Introduction
2/12/2008 S Introduced and Referred to S08
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern
Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/19/2008 S08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Geis, Hastert, Johnson, Landen and Von Flatern
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/19/2008 S Placed on General File
SF0038SS001/ADOPTED
Page 9-line 24 Delete "he" insert "the child". VON FLATERN, CHAIRMAN
SF0038SW001/ADOPTED
Page 6-line 14 Strike "the mentally ill or the mentally retarded" insert "people with a mental illness or an intellectual disability".
Page 14-line 7 Strike "handicap" insert "disability".
Page 14-line 21 Strike "handicap" insert "impairment". CASE
2/21/2008 S Passed CoW
2/22/2008 S Passed 2nd Reading
2/25/2008 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern
Nays: Senator(s) Scott
Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/26/2008 H Received for Introduction
2/26/2008 H Introduced and Referred to H04
2/28/2008 H04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Craft, Davison, Diercks, Goggles, Jaggi, McOmie, Teeters, Wallis and White
Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/28/2008 H Placed on General File
SF0038HS001/ADOPTED (CORRECTED COPY) (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 1-line 11 Delete "14-9-102(a)(i),".
Page 1-line 12 Delete the line through "(A),".
Page 1-line 13 Delete entirely.
Page 1-line 14 Delete "25-5-103,".
Page 8-lines 21 through 23 Delete entirely.
Page 9-lines 1 through 24 Delete entirely.
Page 10-lines 1 through 10 Delete entirely.
Page 11-lines 16 through 23 Delete entirely.
Page 12-lines 1 through 15 Delete entirely. MCOMIE, CHAIRMAN
SF0038HW001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 1-line 3 After "references;" insert "requiring use of similar language in rules and policy statements as specified;".
Page 1-line 10 After "(xiii)," insert "9-2-106(a)(vii),"; after "(C)," insert "9-2-2104(a) by creating a new paragraph (ix), 9-2-2601(c),".
Page 3-after line 18 Insert:
"9-2-106. Duties and powers of director of department.
(a) The director shall:
(vii) Ensure that the department and all of its divisions promulgate reasonable rules and regulations, after consultation with the departmental advisory council and in compliance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, for the implementation of all state and federal public health, mental health and medical services laws. When promulgating such rules and regulations the director shall assure that the department uses language which focuses on the importance of a person, rather than a person's disability.".
Page 4-after line 18 Insert:
"9-2-2104. Duties and powers of director of department.
(a) The director shall:
(ix) Ensure all rules and other written statements of policy or interpretation formulated or adopted by the department use language which focuses on the importance of a person, rather than a person's disability.
9-2-2601. Department of workforce services; duties and responsibilities; agreements with other agencies authorized; definition.
(c) The department shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act to implement requirements of the federal Workforce Investment Act. When adopting such rules and regulations the department shall use language which focuses on the importance of a person, rather than a person's disability.". ZWONITZER, DN., BUCHANAN, ESQUIBEL, F., HARVEY
2/29/2008 H Passed CoW
3/3/2008 H Passed 2nd Reading
3/4/2008 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Excused: Representative(s) Philp
Ayes 59 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/5/2008 S Did Concur
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern
Nays: Senator(s) Nicholas
Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/5/2008 Assigned Number SEA No. 0043
3/5/2008 S President Signed SEA No. 0043
3/6/2008 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0043
3/7/2008 Governor Signed SEA No. 0043
3/7/2008 Assigned Chapter Number
Chapter No. 0070 Session Laws of Wyoming 2008.