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Families and advocates urge keeping a separate Autism Spectrum Disorders council; opponents earlier sought repeal
Summary
House Bill 634 seeks to restore and revise the New Hampshire Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders after the House amended the bill to repeal the council; families, advocates and council leaders urged the Senate committee to preserve the council and its statutory role.
Representative D. Stringham introduced House Bill 634 to reinvigorate the New Hampshire Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders and described amendments made in the House that would instead repeal the council. He asked the committee to reinstate the original version that tightened the council’s purpose, allowed remote participation for people with disabilities, expanded membership and adjusted nomination procedures to address long-standing quorum and vacancy problems.
Multiple witnesses, including parents, nonprofit directors and the council’s…
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