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IN HB1257

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/11/2016

Primary Sponsor

Vanessa Summers

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "applied behavioral analysis" as the systematic application of behavioral principles using data to inform evaluation, analysis, design, and implementation of strategies to increase or decrease specific everyday behaviors and situations.

  • Urges the legislative council to assign the public health, behavioral health, and human services committee to study the appropriate regulatory structure and agency for regulating independent centers providing applied behavioral analysis services during the 2016 legislative interim.

  • Requires the committee to complete the study and report findings and recommendations to the legislative council in electronic format no later than November 1, 2016.

  • Section 1 expires January 1, 2017.

  • Declares an emergency for the act to provide immediate effect upon passage.

Legislative Description

Applied behavior analysis programs. Urges the legislative council to assign the study, during the 2016 legislative interim, of the appropriate regulatory structure and agency to regulate independent centers that provide applied behavioral analysis services.

Last Action

Representative Bacon added as coauthor

1/19/2016

Committee Referrals

Public Health1/11/2016

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