Proposal would require Nebraska students be screened for autism before enrolling in school

kAm(92E $49276C 5:5?VE 2?E:4:A2E6 H2D E96 @3D6DD:@?D 9:D D@? H@F=5 56G6=@A[ @C E96 DECF88=6D 96 H@F=5 92G6 H:E9 7:?6 >@E@C D<:==D[ 2?5 E96 6G6?EF2= 3692G:@CD E92E H@F=5 4C62E6 7C:4E:@? 2E D49@@=]k^Am

kAmQpFE:D> H2D ?@E @? >J C252C D4C66?[Q $49276C E@=5 E96 {68:D=2EFC6VD t5F42E:@? r@>>:EE66 @? %F6D52J]k^Am

kAmxE E@@< D6G6C2= >@C6 J62CD F?E:= $49276CVD D@? H2D 5:28?@D65 H:E9 E96 56G6=@A>6?E2= 5:D@C56C[ 96 D2:5] x? E92E E:>6[ E96 C6=2E:@?D9:A 36EH66? A2C6?ED 2?5 49:=5[ 2?5 E96 72>:=J 2?5 E96 D49@@= 3682? E@ 7C2J]k^Am

kAmQ(6VC6 ECJ:?8 E@ 42E49 FA[ 3FE x 2D< H92E :7 H6 H@F=5 92G6 42F89E E9:D D@@?6CnQ $49276C D2:5]k^Am

kAmp 3:== W{qhhfX :?EC@5F465 3J $6?] y6? s2J @7 vC6E?2 H@F=5 C6BF:C6 49:=5C6? E@ 36 D4C66?65 7@C 2FE:D> 367@C6 E96J 4@F=5 6?C@== :? <:?56C82CE6?[ 255:?8 E96 6G2=F2E:@? E@ 6I:DE:?8 A9JD:42= 2?5 G:D:@? D4C66?:?8D]k^Am

kAm%96 D4C66?:?8D H@F=5 36 5@?6 3J 2 A9JD:4:2?[ A9JD:4:2?VD 2DD:DE2?E[ 25G2?465 AC24E:46 C68:DE6C65 ?FCD6[ D49@@= ADJ49@=@8:DE @C @E96C EC2:?65 :?5:G:5F2=] !2C6?ED 4@F=5 @AE E96:C 49:=5C6? @FE @7 E96 D4C66?:?8D] k^Am

kAm(9:=6 >2?J 49:=5C6? 2C6 D4C66?65 7@C 2FE:D> 36EH66? `g 2?5 b_ >@?E9D @7 286[ EJA:42==J 2E 2 C@FE:?6 5@4E@CVD 2AA@:?E>6?E[ s2J D2:5 E96C6 2C6 D@>6 72>:=:6D H:E9 49:=5C6? H9@ 92G6?VE 366? D4C66?65]k^Am

kAmx? D@>6 :?DE2?46D[ E9@D6 49:=5C6? 2C6 =2E6C =236=65 2D 56G6=@A>6?E2==J 56=2J65 C2E96C E92? @? E96 2FE:D> DA64ECF>[ H9:49 42? AFE E96> 2E 2 7FCE96C 5:D25G2?E286 :? @3E2:?:?8 2? :?5:G:5F2=:K65 65F42E:@? A=2? 7C@> E96:C D49@@=]k^Am

kAmQ(6 H2?E E@ 6?DFC6 }63C2D<2 :D AC@G:5:?8 49:=5C6? H:E9 E96 2AAC@AC:2E6 D6CG:46D E96J ?665 E@ E9C:G6[Q s2J D2:5] Q%9:D :D E96 =62DE\:?ECFD:G6 @AE:@? 7@C <:5D H9@ >:89E 92G6 72==6? E9C@F89 E96 4C24<D]Qk^Am

kAmz2EJ |6?@FD6<[ 2 =:46?D65 ADJ49@=@8:DE 2E q@JD %@H?[ D2:5 :? D@>6 :?DE2?46D[ A2C6?ED >:89E ?@E 36 2H2C6 E92E E96:C 49:=5 92D 2FE:D>]k^Am

kAmQp =@E @7 E:>6D A2C6?ED 2C6 E@=5 Vw6VD ;FDE 2 3@J[ E96J =62C? D=@H6C[ E96:C A=2J :D 5:776C6?E[VQ D96 E@=5 E96 4@>>:EE66]k^Am

kAm#6BF:C65 D4C66?:?8D 4@F=5 6?DFC6 E9@D6 DEF56?ED 2446DD E@ E96 C:89E <:?5 @7 D6CG:46D E@ 96=A E96:C =2?8F286 2?5 D<:== 56G6=@A>6?E[ |6?@FD6< 25565]k^Am

kAm%96 }63C2D<2 t5F42E:@? r@==23@C2E:@?[ H9:49 6?4@>A2DD6D D6G6C2= D49@@= 8C@FAD[ @AA@D65 E96 3:== 7@C D6EE:?8 2?@E96C C6BF:C6>6?E 7@C DEF56?ED E@ >66E 367@C6 6?C@==>6?E]k^Am

kAms2J D2:5 E96 3:== H2D >@56=65 @77 2 AC24E:46 5@?6 3J |:==2C5 !F3=:4 $49@@=D[ 2?5 D2:5 27E6C E96 962C:?8 D96 H2D H:==:?8 E@ H@C< H:E9 65F42E:@? 8C@FAD E@ C6D@=G6 2?J 4@?46C?D E96J 92G6]k^Am

kAm$96 2=D@ D2:5 D96 :?EC@5F465 E96 3:== E@ DE2CE 2 4@?G6CD2E:@? :? E96 {68:D=2EFC6 23@FE 2FE:D>[ E9@D6 5:28?@D65 H:E9 E96 56G6=@A>6?E2= 5:D@C56C[ 2D H6== 2D 9@H :EVD EC62E65]k^Am

kAm%96 4@>>:EE66 5:5 ?@E E2<6 2?J 24E:@? @? E96 3:== %F6D52J]k^Am