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Senate committee adopts interim study to pursue "blue envelope" alert for drivers with autism after personal testimony
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The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee adopted an interim study proposal to develop a "blue envelope" program for drivers with autism or other communication disabilities after two witnesses described traffic stops that escalated due to miscommunication.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on Tuesday adopted an interim study proposal to develop a "blue envelope" program intended to alert officers during traffic stops that a driver has an autism spectrum condition or other communication disability.
Representative Pilkington introduced the ISP and said the idea was modeled on programs in other states. "Like a lot of good pieces of legislation, sometimes it comes from a place we're not expecting," he said, and described the envelope as a way for officers to understand that a driver "has a special need and adequate ways to handle that encounter," improving outcomes for both officers and motorists.
Jonathan Taylor, executive director of the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities, told the committee several states…
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