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MO HB1064
Bill
Status
6/5/2014
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Grisamore
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AI Summary
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Repeals and reenacts 29 sections of Missouri Revised Statutes to replace terminology referring to persons with intellectual disabilities, changing "mentally retarded" to "intellectually disabled" and "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability"
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Updates terminology across multiple chapters covering centers for independent living, health facilities, child care, foster homes, developmental disabilities services, guardianship, criminal law, and adult day care programs
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Directs the revisor of statutes to make corresponding changes to all references to "mentally retarded" and "mental retardation" throughout the revised statutes to ensure consistent terminology statewide
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Maintains all existing substantive law, requirements, and procedures while modernizing language to reflect current terminology and respectful nomenclature for individuals with intellectual disabilities
Legislative Description
Removes references to the phrases "mentally retarded" and "mental retardation" from statute and replaces them with "intellectually disabled" and "intellectual disability", respectively
Last Action
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
6/5/2014