Autism Database

Users can search state legislation related to autism. Topics include: autism awareness, autism education, financing, insurance, screening, and professional training. BackgroundThe Autism Database is maintained by the National Conference of State Legislatures. This database allows user to track legislation related to autism. Topics include, but are not limited to: autism awareness, autism education, autism financing, insurance, autism screening, and professional training. User FunctionalityUsers can search state autism legislation by topic, keyword, year, primary sponsor, bill number, and bill status (i.e., adopted, enacted, fa iled, pending). Users can view summaries of state legislation. Data NotesLegislation information is available for the 2008 -2010 legislative sessions and is available on a state level. The website does not indicate when the database is updated.