MO HCR123

Missouri's 98th General Assembly reaffirms support for the "industrial model" of service delivery for sheltered workshops, which emphasizes work ethic, skills development, and productivity over the "medical model" used in other states

Sheltered workshops provide employment for people with disabilities producing goods and services for Fortune 500 companies and local businesses, including assembly work, packaging, quality control, laundry, janitorial services, and data entry

Missouri sheltered workshops have advocated for people with disabilities for over 40 years and helped pass Senate Bill No. 40 in 1969, which authorized voter-approved county tax levies to assist people with developmental disabilities

Workshops operate as community-based programs with local boards of directors and partner with both state government and private industry as part of local economies

The Chief Clerk is directed to provide inscribed copies of the resolution to the Governor and every sheltered workshop board of directors in Missouri