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NY A08690
Bill
Status
2/24/2022
Primary Sponsor
Catalina Cruz
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AI Summary
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Requires the advisory board to meet quarterly to discuss screening and detection of autism, promote public education, and discuss previously mapped autism locations from a completed State and City Universities of New York study.
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Eliminates the formal "autism detection, education and mapping program" and removes grant-making authority to approved organizations for autism services.
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Removes requirements for statewide public education campaigns, data compilation on autism frequency, and the board's responsibility to map autism occurrence locations.
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Changes annual reporting requirements to focus on board discussions of screening, detection, and education rather than operational details and data from approved organizations.
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Sets an expiration date of December 31, 2022 for the amended law relating to the autism detection and education program.
Legislative Description
Relates to autism detection, education and mapping including a discussion on the screening and detection of autism, how to promote education of the public regarding autism, to promote counseling and referral services, and to discuss previously mapped locations of the occurrence of autism.
Last Action
signed chap.20
2/24/2022