Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1333
Sponsors: VOLK, ACKLEY, ALLEY, AUSTIN, BABBIDGE, BAILEY, BATES, BEAR, BEEBE-CENTER, BLUME, BROOKS, BRYANT, CARDONE, CEBRA, CHAPMAN, COLLINGS, COOPER, DENNO, DEVIN, DOORE, DUCHESNE, DUNPHY, FAY, FECTEAU, FREY, GIDEON, GINZLER, GRANT, GROHMAN, HANDY, HARLOW, HICKMAN, HOGAN, HUBBELL, HYMANSON, KORNFIELD, LAWRENCE, LONGSTAFF, LUCHINI, MADIGAN, MARTIN, MASTRACCIO, MONAGHAN, NADEAU, O'NEIL, PARKER, PIERCE, RECKITT, RILEY, SAMPSON, SANBORN, SCHNECK, SHEATS, STANLEY, SYLVESTER, TEPLER, TERRY, TUCKER, WARREN, ZEIGLER, BELLOWS, BREEN, CARPENTER, CARSON, CHENETTE, CHIPMAN, DESCHAMBAULT, DIAMOND, DILL, DION, GRATWICK, HILL, JACKSON, KATZ, LANGLEY, LIBBY, MAKER, MASON, MILLETT, MIRAMANT, VITELLI, WOODSOME

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HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Tuesday, April 3, 2018
(4-4)  On motion of Representative FARNSWORTH of Portland, the following 
Joint Resolution:  (H.P. 1333) (Cosponsored by Senator VOLK of Cumberland and 
Representatives: ACKLEY of Monmouth, ALLEY of Beals, AUSTIN of Skowhegan, 
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk, BAILEY of Saco, BATES of Westbrook, BEAR of the 
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, BEEBE-CENTER of Rockland, BLUME of York, 
BROOKS of Lewiston, BRYANT of Windham, CARDONE of Bangor, CASÁS of 
Rockport, CEBRA of Naples, CHAPMAN of Brooksville, COLLINGS of Portland, 
COOPER of Yarmouth, DeCHANT of Bath, DENNO of Cumberland, DEVIN of 
Newcastle, DOORE of Augusta, DUCHESNE of Hudson, DUNPHY of Old Town, FAY 
of Raymond, FECTEAU of Biddeford, FREY of Bangor, Speaker GIDEON of Freeport, 
GINZLER of Bridgton, GRANT of Gardiner, GROHMAN of Biddeford, HANDY of 
Lewiston, HARLOW of Portland, HICKMAN of Winthrop, HOGAN of Old Orchard 
Beach, HUBBELL of Bar Harbor, HYMANSON of York, KORNFIELD of Bangor, 
LAWRENCE of Eliot, LONGSTAFF of Waterville, LUCHINI of Ellsworth, MADIGAN 
of Waterville, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, MARTIN of Sinclair, MASTRACCIO of 
Sanford, McCREA of Fort Fairfield, McCREIGHT of Harpswell, MONAGHAN of Cape 
Elizabeth, NADEAU of Winslow, O'NEIL of Saco, PARKER of South Berwick, 
PIERCE of Falmouth, RECKITT of South Portland, RILEY of Jay, SAMPSON of 
Alfred, SANBORN of Portland, SCHNECK of Bangor, SHEATS of Auburn, STANLEY 
of Medway, SYLVESTER of Portland, TEPLER of Topsham, TERRY of Gorham, 
TUCKER of Brunswick, WARREN of Hallowell, ZEIGLER of Montville, Senators: 
BELLOWS of Kennebec, BREEN of Cumberland, CARPENTER of Aroostook, 
CARSON of Cumberland, CHENETTE of York, CHIPMAN of Cumberland, 
DESCHAMBAULT of York, DIAMOND of Cumberland, DILL of Penobscot, DION of 
Cumberland, GRATWICK of Penobscot, HILL of York, JACKSON of Aroostook, 
KATZ of Kennebec, LANGLEY of Hancock, LIBBY of Androscoggin, MAKER of 
Washington, MASON of Androscoggin, MILLETT of Cumberland, MIRAMANT of 
Knox, VITELLI of Sagadahoc, WOODSOME of York) 
JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 2018 AS AUTISM AWARENESS 
MONTH 
WHEREAS, autism is a spectrum disorder, which means no 2 people with autism 
are affected the same way, and it is a complex developmental disability that usually 
appears during the first 3 years of life and results in a neurological disorder that affects 
the functioning of the brain and social interaction and communication skills; and 
HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Tuesday, April 3, 2018
WHEREAS, in the United States, one in 68 children is diagnosed with this 
spectrum disorder and prevalence has increased 30% since the United States Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention's study in 2008; and 
WHEREAS, autism knows no racial, ethnic or social boundaries and neither 
income nor lifestyle nor education affects its occurrence and it is estimated that more than 
3,500,000 people live with autism spectrum disorder in the United States; and 
WHEREAS, autism costs the United States over $137,000,000,000 in annual 
health care costs, most of which are in adult services, and these costs are anticipated to 
increase; and 
WHEREAS, while a single specific cause of autism is not known, current research 
links it to biological or neurological differences in the brain, and outdated theories and 
myths, such as autism being a mental illness, have been proven to be false; and 
WHEREAS, with support, people with autism can live full lives and make 
meaningful contributions to society; now, therefore, be it 
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth 
Legislature now assembled in the Second Regular Session, on behalf of the people we 
represent, pause in our deliberations to acknowledge that the month of April 2018 is 
Autism Awareness Month and to pledge our support and encouragement to all those 
affected by autism; and be it further 
RESOLVED: That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the 
Secretary of State, be transmitted to the Autism Society of Maine as a token of our 
respect and support. 
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