Maryland House Bill 901: Education - Public School Students - Recognition of External Diagnosis of Autism

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Requiring a school 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 30 days of receiving an external diagnosis of autism and written consent from the student's parent; requiring a school to provide certain supports to a student during the evaluation; and requiring a school to continue to provide supports to a student until the evaluation is complete and a certain determination is made.

Latest action

Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2026-02-11)

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