Panel backs bill requiring annual autism training for district educators
The Student Academic Success Subcommittee voted 14–0 to report PCS for HB 851 favorably; the bill requires each school district’s professional‑learning system to include at least one annual autism‑specific training developed with CARD and grounded in evidence‑based practices.
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Representative Long presented PCS for House Bill 851 to the Student Academic Success Subcommittee, saying the measure requires each district's professional learning system to include at least one annual, autism‑specific training developed with the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD). Representative Long described the change as a "simple, practical step" to better support students with autism.
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