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Committee backs training bill aimed at improving police interactions with people on the autism spectrum
Summary
HB 365 would require or enable in‑person training for officers and people with autism to improve interactions; multiple witnesses, including family members and an autistic teenager, gave personal testimony in support and the committee reported the bill favorably.
TALLAHASSEE — The House Budget Committee reported House Bill 365 favorably after hearing testimony from family members, advocates and people on the autism spectrum who urged in‑person training for officers to reduce escalations and prevent harm.
Maris Reynolds, an attorney and aunt of a young man on the autism spectrum, described the bill’s…
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