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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "42 U.S.C. § 15111"
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description: "Findings"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "144"
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chapter_name: "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ASSISTANCE AND BILL OF RIGHTS"
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section: "15111"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 15111"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc42@119-100.zip"
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---
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# 42 U.S.C. § 15111 - Findings
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## Text
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Congress finds that—
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(1) direct support workers, especially young adults, have played essential roles in providing the support needed by individuals with developmental disabilities and expanding community options for those individuals;
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(2) 4 factors have contributed to a decrease in the available pool of direct support workers, specifically—
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(A) the small population of individuals who are age 18 through 25, an age group that has been attracted to direct support work in the past;
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(B) the rapid expansion of the service sector, which attracts individuals who previously would have elected to pursue employment as direct support workers;
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(C) the failure of wages in the human services sector to keep pace with wages in other service sectors; and
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(D) the lack of quality training and career advancement opportunities available to direct support workers; and
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(3) individuals with developmental disabilities benefit from assistance from direct support workers who are well trained, and benefit from receiving services from professionals who have spent time as direct support workers.
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(Pub. L. 106–402, title III, § 301, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1734.)
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