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AZ SB1191
Bill
Status
3/6/2024
Primary Sponsor
Justine Wadsack
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 36-551 to add "Prader-Willi syndrome" as a recognized developmental disability alongside existing conditions like cognitive disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, and Down syndrome.
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Defines Prader-Willi syndrome as a genetic disorder characterized by short stature, cognitive impairment, hypotonia, abnormally small hands and feet, hypogonadism, and uncontrolled appetite leading to extreme obesity.
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Expands the definition of "developmental disability" to include conditions caused by "other pathogenic genetic mutation associated with neurodevelopmental disabilities" in addition to the specifically named conditions.
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Renumbers subsequent definition sections in the statute from 38-45 to accommodate the new Prader-Willi syndrome definition as definition 38.
Legislative Description
Developmental disabilities; Prader-Willi syndrome
Definitions
Last Action
House read second time
3/13/2024