SB57 Alabama 2017 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Mental Health Dept., duties, provision of applied behavior analysis services, autistic children, appropriation for program
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, no state agency provides
applied behavior analysis services to children with
a primary diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill expands the power and duties of
the Department of Mental Health for the purpose of
administering an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Program and providing ABA Intervention to children
with autism. This bill would limit the amount of
ABA Intervention provided to a child to $40,000
annually and provides for an appropriation of
$3,000,000 from the Education Trust Fund for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 to the
Department of Mental Health for the administration
of the ABA Program. In addition, this bill expands
the duties of the Department of Education, the
Department of Early Childhood Education and other
educational entities, by requiring them to identify
children who have a primary diagnosis of an autism
spectrum disorder for referral to the Department of
Mental Health for ABA services</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To expand the powers and duties of the Department of
Mental Health; to limit the amount of ABA Intervention
provided annually per child to $40,000; to appropriate
$3,000,000 from the Education Trust Fund for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2018; and to expand the duties of the
Department of Education, Department of Early Childhood
Education and other educational entities, by requiring them to
identify children with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis
for referral to the Department of Mental Health for ABA
services.
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Subjects
Mental Health Department
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 8, 2017 | ROOM 304 at 12:00 | Senate HLTH Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB57 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |