Colorado § 8-85-101 - Legislative declaration.
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§ 8-85-101. Legislative declaration.
The general assembly recognizes omissions in the delivery of independent living services to individuals with disabilities and desires to remedy such inadequacies in the delivery system through services at the community level. The general assembly finds that independent living centers pave the pathways to full participation in professional and community life for all individuals with disabilities. To advance and support the independence of individuals with disabilities and to assist those individuals to live outside of institutions, the general assembly hereby enacts this article.
Source: L. 2016: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 16-093), ch. 54, p. 126, § 1, effective March 23.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 26-8.1-101 as it existed prior to 2016.
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