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Autism Alliance urges Michigan committee to clear barriers so clinical BCBA support can operate inside schools under HB 5044
Summary
Heather Eckner of the Autism Alliance of Michigan told the House Education and Workforce Committee HB 5044 would let clinically recommended services such as ABA be delivered in school settings, helping keep autistic students in general education classrooms.
Heather Eckner, statewide director of education for the Autism Alliance of Michigan, described seven years of in‑school applied behavior analysis (ABA) and urged the House Committee on Education and Workforce to advance House Bill 5044 so clinically recommended services can be delivered in school settings.
Eckner opened with her personal experience: her son was initially placed in a self‑contained preschool and struggled, then — when a board‑certified behavior analyst (BCBA) worked with him in natural settings such as community preschool and later in his neighborhood school — he succeeded academically and socially. "That was his least restrictive environment," Eckner said, describing how BCBA support allowed her son to stay in general education classrooms rather than being pulled out.
Eckner said HB 5044 addresses…
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