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S418 · Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

2026 Session
Last action June 17, 2026
Sponsor: Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Companion: H365 (Identical)

Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish a program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder and law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requiring the department to develop and make available to individuals with autism spectrum disorder a certain envelope and card by a specified date; defining the terms “agency” and “autism spectrum disorder”; requiring the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement to establish an employment training component relating to individuals with autism spectrum disorder, etc.

Approved By Governor Ch. 2026-147 Effective July 1, 2026 View original ↗