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Utah House passes overhaul to shift disability services toward community care
Summary
The House approved H.B. 313, a task-force-driven bill that changes statutory language from "handicapped" to "persons with disabilities," renames the American Fork institution, and establishes a plan and coordinating council to move services toward home- and community-based care. Vote: 68-0.
The Utah House on the floor Tuesday approved House Bill 313, a package of changes intended to move the state's system for people with disabilities away from large institutions and toward home- and community-based services.
Representative Mel Brown, sponsor of H.B. 313, told colleagues the bill comes from a 35-member task force that met through the summer and recommends policy and statutory changes including updated terminology, renaming the Utah State Training School…
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