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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of autism and other pervasive |
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developmental disorders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subdivision (1), Section 114.002, Human |
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Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Autism and other pervasive developmental |
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disorders" means a subclass of mental disorders characterized by |
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distortions in the development of multiple basic psychological |
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functions that are involved in the development of social skills and |
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language, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual |
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(DSM-5), 5th[, 4th] Edition. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 519 passed the Senate on |
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March 27, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 519 passed the House on |
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May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |