Overview and tracking of autism legislative initiatives across the states
National Conference of State Legislatures – www.ncsl.org. Search on “autism”
The Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE) of 2009
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax-exempt ABLE accounts for individuals with a disability to pay certain expenses of such individuals, including expenses for education, housing, transportation, employment support, medical care, and certain life necessities. Defines "individual with a disability" as an individual who is eligible to receive certain supplemental security income benefits under the Social Security Act. Click here to learn more.
Bipartisan Lawmakers to Introduce Legislation to Protect All Children in Schools from Abuse
This legislation is the first national effort to prevent and reduce harmful restraint and seclusion in schools. A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office investigation found hundreds of allegations that schoolchildren have been abused, and some even died, as a result of the inappropriate use of restraint and seclusion in classrooms; a disproportionate number of them were children with disabilities. Click here to learn more.
