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House unanimously passes bill allowing voluntary autism designation on driver records, adds training requirements for officers
Summary
House Bill 21 would let a driver's license holder voluntarily add an autism-spectrum designation to electronic DMV records and requires minimum training standards for criminal justice officers to interact appropriately with people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or on the autism spectrum; it passed the House 118–0 and now goes to the Senate.
The North Carolina House on March 18 approved House Bill 21, which would allow a voluntary designation in a driver's electronic record indicating that the license holder has an autism spectrum disorder, and would establish minimum training standards for criminal-justice officers on interacting with persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or on the autism spectrum. The bill passed its second reading and was read a third time by voice; the clerk recorded…
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