Wrap: Republican Representative Zachary Wyatt from Northeast Missouri says, for people with developmental disabilities, a community based living provides more freedom than institutional facilities.
Republican Representative Zachary Wyatt from the Second District is proposing a bill that calls for the Department of Mental Health to develop a smooth transition plan.
Missouri Republican legislator, Rep. Zachary Wyatt, of Green Castle, held a press conference Monday to come out publicly as a gay man and to speak against a bill banning discussion of sexual orientation in public schools.
Wrap: Republican Representative Zachary Wyatt spoke to hundreds of people with disabilities and advocacy groups about his bill that would help get them the care needed to live within the community rather than in instiutions.
Similar legislation was sponsored by Rep. Zachary Wyatt, R-Kirksville, whose bill said that the student curator must be of graduate or have professional standing.
The House bill follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1999, known as the Olmstead Act. This law would transition "people with disabilities into the least restrictive type of care," Rep. Zachary Wyatt, R-Green Castle, said.
Rep. Zachary Wyatt, R-Green Castle, proposed a bill in front of the House Renewable Energy committee that aims to start a program in one of Missouri's state parks. The program would test renewable energy resources, such as solar panels, to provide energy for the as yet unspecified state park.
Rep. Zachary Wyatt, R-Kirksville, sponsored similar legislation which would have required that the ninth member of the board be a student of graduate or professional standing. The student could be from the same congressional district as one member of the board.
Rep. Zachary Wyatt, R-Kirksville, sponsored similar legislation which would have required that the ninth member of the board be a student of graduate or professional standing. The student could be from the same congressional district as one member of the board.
The House bill follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1999, known as the Olmstead Act. This law would transition "people with disabilities into the least restrictive type of care," Rep. Zachary Wyatt, R-Green Castle, said.
The House bill follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1999, known as the Olmstead Act. This law would transition "people with disabilities into the least restrictive type of care," Rep. Zachary Wyatt, R-Green Castle, said.
The first bill, proposed by Rep. Zachary Wyatt, R-Green Castle, aims to start a program in one of Missouri's state parks. The program would test renewable energy resources, such as solar panels, to provide energy for the as-yet-unspecified state park.
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