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Committee advances bill to require autism training for first responders
Summary
A South Carolina committee voted to advance a bill that would require law enforcement continuing-education credits and EMT coursework on autism spectrum disorder; sponsors and sheriffs' representatives said the training is already certified and would standardize practice statewide.
A South Carolina legislative committee voted to advance a bill that would require law enforcement officers to complete continuing-education credits on autism spectrum disorder and would add autism-related coursework to emergency medical technician training.
Representative Landing, sponsor of the measure, told the committee the proposal grew from work with former chief of police Carl Ritchie (now Charleston County sheriff) and…
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