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Task force approves prior minutes, reviews legislative materials and hearing schedule
Summary
The Arkansas Legislative Task Force on Autism convened Nov. 17, approved minutes from June 17, reviewed 2025 session materials, and heard multiple service-provider presentations before adjourning at 2:40 p.m.
The Arkansas Legislative Task Force on Autism met at 1 p.m. on Nov. 17, 2025, in Room B of the Statehouse Convention Center (MAC) in Little Rock. Senator Justin Boyd and Representative Denise Jones Ennett served as co-chairs for the session.
Representative Denise Jones Ennett moved to approve the minutes from the task force’s June 17, 2025 meeting; Dr. Jeff Adams seconded the motion and it carried. The transcript records the motion and its adoption but does not include a roll-call tally.
Members reviewed a packet of materials labeled Exhibits C1–C5 that summarized autism-related legislation from the 2025 general session. The exhibits were provided to members for reference; the meeting record lists the materials but does not transcribe their contents.
The agenda then proceeded to scheduled presentations from state and community providers about services, waivers and programs for autistic and neurodivergent Arkansans, followed by a presentation from Perimeter Behavioral Hospital of West Memphis on a proposed inpatient program for neurodivergent youth. With no further business, the task force adjourned at 2:40 p.m.
Meeting attendance was recorded in the minutes. In addition to the co-chairs, the record lists non-legislative members and several other representatives as present (full attendance list in meeting minutes).
