Becomes a law How a need
Autism Awareness Matters Do you know why Autism Awareness is so important? It can lead to BIG changes for our friends with autism. Here is how a NEED can be turned into a BILL and passed in our government.
A representative sponsors the NEED and introduces it in the form of a BILL to a COMMITTEE.
Autism New Jersey shares a NEED the autism community has.
Autism New Jersey and supporters (like you!) write letters to our local representatives sharing the NEED . Local representatives are in two State Government groups called the ASSEMBLY and the SENATE.
In 2008, a new law was created requiring autism awareness training for all emergency responders, including police officers, firefighters, and EMTs. DID YOU KNOW
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