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District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

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5-A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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9-IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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11-October 3, 2023
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13-To recognize and declare September 2023 to be Service Dog Month in the District of Columbia.
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15-WHEREAS, service dogs are trained to assist individuals with disabilities in essential
16-daily tasks, increasing independence and improving quality of life;
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18-WHEREAS, service dogs perform essential tasks, such as guiding people with visual
19-impairments, signaling sounds for those who are deaf, retrieving items for those with mobility
20-issues, and alerting about impending health episodes;
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22-WHEREAS, to support individuals with disabilities, businesses and nonprofits open to
23-the public and state and local governments are required to allow service dogs to go most places
24-members of the public can go;
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27-WHEREAS, in the United States, 64 million adults and children have a disability,
28-including more than 116,000 adults in the District;
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30-WHEREAS, only 16,000 service dogs from accredited training programs exist
31-nationwide and the need is growing;
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33-WHEREAS, public understanding of service dogs’ training, tasks, and importance can
34-improve service dogs’ ability to provide assistance;
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37-WHEREAS, Service Dog Month aims to educate our community about the benefits of
38-service dogs and the laws protecting them; and
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41-WHEREAS, the District of Columbia continues to work toward becoming an inclusive
42-community in which all citizens, and their service dogs, are embraced fully in social and
43-economic life.
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46-RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
47-resolution may be cited as the “Service Dog Month Recognition Resolution of 2023”.
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49-Sec. 2. The Council recognizes September 2023 as Service Dog Month in the District of
50-Columbia, in support of individuals with disabilities’ right to use service dogs and in recognition ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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56- Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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4+Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Councilmember Brooke Pinto 4
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9+Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau Councilmember Janeese Lewis George 9
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14+Councilmember Christina Henderson Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 14
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19+Councilmember Zachary Parker Councilmember Charles Allen 19
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24+ Councilmember Anita Bonds 24
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27+A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 27
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32+IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 32
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36+To recognize and declare September 2023 to be Service Dog Month in the District of Columbia. 36
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38+WHEREAS, service dogs are trained to assist individuals with disabilities in essential 38
39+daily tasks, increasing independence and improving quality of life; 39 WHEREAS, service dogs perform essential tasks, such as guiding people with visual 40
40+impairments, signaling sounds for those who are deaf, retrieving items for those with mobility 41
41+issues, and alerting about impending health episodes; 42
42+WHEREAS, to support individuals with disabilities, businesses and nonprofits open to 43
43+the public and state and local governments are required to allow service dogs to go most places 44
44+members of the public can go; 45
45+ WHEREAS, in the United States, 64 million adults and children have a disability, 46
46+including more than 116,000 adults in the District; 47
47+WHEREAS, only 16,000 service dogs from accredited training programs exist 48
48+nationwide and the need is growing; 49
49+WHEREAS, public understanding of service dogs’ training, tasks, and importance can 50
50+improve service dogs’ ability to provide assistance; 51
51+ WHEREAS, Service Dog Month aims to educate our community about the benefits of 52
52+service dogs and the laws protecting them; and 53
53+ WHEREAS, the District of Columbia continues to work toward becoming an inclusive 54
54+community in which all citizens, and their service dogs, are embraced fully in social and 55
55+economic life. 56
56+ RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 57
57+resolution may be cited as the “Service Dog Month Recognition Resolution of 2023”. 58
58+Sec. 2. The Council recognizes September 2023 as Service Dog Month in the District of 59
59+Columbia, in support of individuals with disabilities’ right to use service dogs and in recognition 60
60+of service dogs and the support and services they provide to adults and children with disabilities 61
61+in our community. 62 Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in 63
62+the District of Columbia Register. 64