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AZ HB2745

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2020

Primary Sponsor

Alma Hernandez

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 36-551 to add spina bifida as a condition that qualifies as a developmental disability.

  • Spina bifida is defined as a neural tube defect occurring when a person's neural tube fails to develop or close properly before birth, with severity depending on factors including the size of the spinal opening and location on the spine.

  • Adds spina bifida to the list of conditions (cognitive disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism) to which a severe, chronic disability must be attributable to qualify as a developmental disability under Arizona law.

Legislative Description

Developmental disabilities; spina bifida.

Developmental Disabilities

Last Action

House read second time

2/5/2020

Full Bill Text

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