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IN HR0004
Resolution
Status
N/A
Primary Sponsor
Vanessa Summers
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AI Summary
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Urges the Legislative Council to assign the Criminal Law and Sentencing Policy Study Committee to meet with the Indiana Commission on Autism to study criminal justice issues involving individuals with autism spectrum disorders
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Establishes that people with autism spectrum disorders experience emotional or physical violence and abuse at rates up to 12 times higher than their peers without such disorders
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Identifies that individuals with autism spectrum disorders often enter the criminal justice system due to misunderstandings of their social and communication difficulties and lack of appropriate support
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Directs the Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit copies of the resolution to members of the Indiana Commission on Autism and the Criminal Law and Sentencing Policy Committee
Legislative Description
A HOUSE RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Council to assign the Criminal Law and Sentencing Policy Study Committee to meet with the Indiana Commission on Autism to study criminal justice issues concerning individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
Last Action
Assigned to Courts and Criminal Code
1/21/2014