A resolution designating the week beginning September 7, 2025, as "National Direct Support Professionals Week".

SRES 453 designates the week beginning September 7, 2025, as "National Direct Support Professionals Week" in recognition of workers who provide essential community-based support to people with disabilities. The resolution acknowledges these professionals - including personal assistants, in-home support workers, and paraprofessionals - who help individuals with disabilities live independently, access employment, and participate fully in their communities. It highlights their critical role in implementing community-based services, as affirmed by the Olmstead v. L.C. Supreme Court decision, while noting challenges like low wages and high turnover in the field. As a symbolic resolution (not a law), it does not create new policies or funding but formally honors these workers’ contributions.