HB 6320 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ADVISORY COUNCIL.

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ABERCROMBIE of the 83rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ADVISORY COUNCIL.

The council sHB6320shall /meet Filenot No.less than four times per year and at such other times as requested by the chairpersons.

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23 shall meet not less than four times per year and at such other times as requested by the chairpersons.

ThisApproved actJune shall24, take2021 effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1 July 1, 2021 17a-215d(b) Statement of Legislative Commissioners:

In Section 1(b), "up to" was deleted for clarity and consistency with the other provisions in the subsection.

HS Joint Favorable Subst.

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23 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill makes changes to the membership of the advisory council which has no fiscal impact.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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23 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 6320 AN ACT CONCERNING THE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ADVISORY COUNCIL.

SUMMARY This bill (1) adds a third chairperson to the Autism Spectrum Disorder council (see BACKGROUND), to be elected by council members, and (2) requires both elected chairs to be chosen from the six appointed council members who are either individuals with autism or parents or guardians of individuals with autism.

Under current law, the council has two chairpersons, one of whom is elected from the members at large.

Under existing law, the other chairperson is the Department of Social Services (DSS) commissioner, or her designee.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

July 1, 2021 BACKGROUND Autism Spectrum Disorder Council By law, the Autism Spectrum Disorder Council consists of 25 members, including persons with the disorder, their parents or guardians, advocates, and service providers.

The council must advise DSS on policies and programs for people with autism spectrum disorder, services provided by the department’s Division of Autism Spectrum Disorder Services, and implementing the autism feasibility study’s recommendations.

It may also recommend policy and program changes to the DSS commissioner.

COMMITTEE ACTION Human Services Committee Joint Favorable sHB6320 / File No.

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23 Yea 19 Nay 0 (02/23/2021) sHB6320 / File No.

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