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AL SJR32
Joint Resolution
AI Summary
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Urges the State Department of Mental Health to keep the W.D. Partlow Developmental Center open as an essential function of state government.
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W.D. Partlow Developmental Center was founded in 1919 and is the only residential facility in Alabama for people with intellectual disabilities.
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Facility currently houses 151 residents with special needs requiring high-level specialized care and employs 484 staff members including nurses, doctors, dentists, therapists, psychologists, social workers, and support personnel.
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Section 22-50-15 of the Code of Alabama 1975 designates Partlow State Hospital as an essential state function with funding protected from General Fund proration during budget deficits.
Legislative Description
Mental Health Department urged to keep W.D. Partlow Developmental Center open
Resolutions, Legislative
Last Action
Received in House of Representatives and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Rules
3/24/2011