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Families and council members urge senators to oppose repeal of the New Hampshire Autism Council
Summary
At a public hearing on HB1337, dozens of parents, people with autism and council representatives told the Senate committee that the New Hampshire Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders has reconstituted after COVID, produced an annual report, promoted programs such as the "blue envelope" for police interactions, and serves as a centralized resource — they urged the committee to kill the repeal or amend the bill to preserve council functions.
Senators opened a public hearing on House Bill 1337, a proposal to repeal the New Hampshire Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders, and heard sustained testimony from the bill’s opponents: the council’s supporters, family members and people with lived experience.
Representative Jerry Stringham (Grafton 3) told the committee the council had largely ceased functioning during the COVID period but has since reorganized: meeting minutes and an annual report have been posted online, the governor recently filled six vacancies, and the council has standing subcommittees. Stringham asked the committee to consider an amendment to restore or reform the council rather than repeal it.
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