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BILL INFORMATION
PG 502-27 Prince George’s County – Education – Recognition of External Diagnosis of Autism
Requested By: Delegate Roberts
Synopsis
FOR the purpose of requiring a school in Prince George’s County to recognize a student’s external diagnosis of autism from certain professionals until the school completes an initial evaluation; requiring a school to initiate an evaluation of a student within a certain time frame and under certain circumstances; requiring a school to provide certain supports to a student during a certain evaluation and until a certain determination is made; and generally relating to the recognition of an external diagnosis of autism in public school students in Prince George’s County.