Senate Bill No. 2335 Summary

• Establishes September 9 annually as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day in North Dakota to celebrate those affected and raise public awareness.

• Amends the definition of "developmental disability" to explicitly include fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (fetal alcohol syndrome, partial fetal alcohol syndrome, and alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder) as qualifying conditions.

• Repeals Section 50-06-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, which previously established the autism spectrum disorder task force.

• Senate passed 46-1; House passed 87-3 with 4 absent.