Mississippi 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1147
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Designate A Segment Of Interstate 55 South In Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, As The "representative Alyce Griffin Clarke Way" In Honor Of Mississippi House Representative Alyce Clarke; To Amend Section 65-3-38.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Prohibition On The Designation Highways, Roads, Streets Or Bridges On The Designated State Highway System Be Named After Elected Officials While Such Individual Remains In Office Or Ten Years From His Or Her Last Date Of Elective Service; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1148
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Members Of The Legislature To Retire Under The Public Employees' Retirement System And Continue As A Member Of The Legislature, And Authorize Retired Members Of The Retirement System To Be Elected As A Member Of The Legislature, And Receive As Compensation For That Office Only The Expense Allowance For Each Legislative Day In Actual Attendance At A Session And The Mileage Allowance For Traveling To And From The Place Where The Legislature Is In Session; To Amend Sections 25-11-105, 25-11-305, 5-1-41 And 5-1-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1149
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/2/23
Refer
2/13/23
Enrolled
4/5/23
Passed
4/19/23
An Act To Provide A Clear Path To Permanency For Children In The Custody Of The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Amend Section 43-21-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Children Alleged To Have Been Abused Or Neglected Shall Be A Party And Shall Be Represented By Counsel; To Provide That A Party's Right To Representation Shall Extend To Shelter Hearings; To Provide That The Department Of Child Protection Services Shall Be A Necessary Party At All Stages Of The Proceedings Involving A Child For Whom The Department Has Custody Including, But Not Limited To, Shelter, Adjudicatory, Disposition And Permanency Hearings; To Amend Section 43-21-501, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Youth Court To Issue A Summons To The Department Of Child Protection Services If A Petition Is Filed That Involves A Child For Whom The Department Has Custody Of Or May Be Awarded Custody Of; To Amend Section 43-21-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Additional Members To The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Youth Court System And Procedures; To Revise The Quorum Of The Commission; To Amend Section 43-21-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Commission Shall File A Report With The Legislature On Or Before A Certain Date; To Amend Section 93-15-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Clerk To Docket Termination-of-parental-rights Cases As Priority Cases On The Court's Docket; To Require Immediate Notification To The Assigned Judge Upon Filing; To Amend Section 93-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That For Adoption Proceedings The Chancery Court Has Original Exclusive Jurisdiction Over All Adoption Proceedings Except When A County Court Sitting As A Youth Court Has Acquired Jurisdiction Of A Child In An Abuse Or Neglect Proceeding; To Provide That The County Court Shall Have Original Exclusive Jurisdiction To Hear A Petition For Adoption Of A Child In An Abuse Or Neglect Proceeding; To Require The Clerk To Docket Adoption Proceedings As Priority Cases On The Court's Docket; To Require Immediate Notification To The Assigned Judge Upon Filing; To Provide That From And After July 1, 2023, The Department Of Child Protection Services Shall Be A State Agency Separate And Apart From The Department Of Human Services And Not A Subagency Housed Within The Department Of Human Services, And Shall Have Such Powers And Duties And Perform Such Functions That Are Assigned To The Department Of Child Protection Services By State Law; To Amend Section 43-26-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, And To Create New Sections 43-26-5, 43-26-7, 43-26-9, 43-26-11, 43-26-13, 43-26-15, 43-26-17, 43-26-19, 43-26-21 And 43-26-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Powers And Duties Of The Department Of Child Protection Services And The Commissioner Of Child Protection Services; To Amend Sections 11-46-1, 11-46-8, 25-1-109, 27-104-203, 37-31-107, 37-106-69, 37-115-43, 41-3-18, 41-67-12, 41-87-5, 41-101-1, 43-1-9, 43-1-101, 43-14-1, 43-14-5, 43-15-3, 43-15-5, 43-15-6, 43-15-7, 43-15-11, 43-15-15, 43-15-19, 43-15-21, 43-15-23, 43-15-103, 43-15-105, 43-15-107, 43-15-109, 43-15-113, 43-15-115, 43-15-117, 43-15-119, 43-15-121, 43-15-125, 43-15-201, 43-15-203, 43-15-207, 43-16-3, 43-16-7, 43-18-3, 43-18-5, 43-21-351, 43-21-354, 43-21-357, 43-21-405, 43-21-603, 43-21-609, 43-21-801, 43-27-101, 43-27-103, 43-27-109, 43-27-113, 43-27-115, 43-27-117, 43-27-119, 43-43-5, 43-51-3, 43-51-5, 43-51-7, 45-33-36, 57-13-23, 93-5-23, 93-17-5, 93-17-8, 93-17-11, 93-17-12, 93-17-53, 93-17-57, 93-17-59, 93-17-61, 93-17-63, 93-17-65, 93-17-101, 93-17-103, 93-17-107, 93-17-109, 93-17-203, 93-17-209, 93-21-305, 93-21-307, 93-21-309, 93-21-311, 93-31-3, 97-5-24, 97-5-39 And 99-41-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 93-17-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Court To Order A Home Study If Necessary In Certain Adoptions; To Amend Section 93-17-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Persons From Disclosing Information Received During Closed Adoption Hearings Or From Records Pertaining To Adoption Proceedings; To Repeal Sections 43-1-51, 43-1-53, 43-1-57, 43-1-59, 43-1-63, 43-51-1 And 43-51-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created The Division Of Family And Children's Services Within The Department Of Human Services, Provides The Title For The Family Preservation Act, And Requires An Ongoing Evaluation And Report On Family Preservation Services; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB115
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Establish A Trimester School Year Pilot Program; To Require The Board To Select Up To Twelve School Districts For Participation In The Program; To Require The Board To Report To The Chairmen Of The Education Committees Before January 1, 2026, On The Results Of The Pilot Program And The Desirability Of Implementing A Trimester Calendar In All Mississippi School Districts; To Require The Board To Establish The Annual School Calendar, Which Must Be No Less Than 225 Days, For School Districts Participating In The Pilot Program; To Prescribe The Core Curriculum For Students In School Districts Participating In The Pilot Program; To Require The Board To Increase The Adequate Education Program Allotment To School Districts Participating In The Pilot Program; To Amend Sections 37-9-24, 37-13-63, 37-13-67, 37-13-91, 37-151-5 And 37-151-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1150
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/8/23
Refer
2/14/23
Failed
2/28/23
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 37-28-5, 37-28-7, 37-28-9, 37-28-11, 37-28-13, 37-28-15, 37-28-19, 37-28-21, 37-28-23, 37-28-29, 37-28-33, 37-28-37, 37-28-47, 37-28-49, 37-28-55 And 37-28-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Of The "mississippi Charter School Act Of 2013", For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1151
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
2/22/23
An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Tangible Personal Property Or Services To A Church That Is Exempt From Federal Income Taxation Under The United States Internal Revenue Code For Use Solely In The Propagation Of Its Creed Or Carrying On Its Customary Nonprofit Religious Activities; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1152
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 73-47-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Membership Of The Occupational Licensing Review Commission To Include The Lieutenant Governor, The Commissioner Of Insurance And The State Treasurer And To Remove The Attorney General; To Revise Who May Call A Meeting Of The Commission And Who May Request Assistance And Data; To Require Occupational Licensing Boards To Submit Regulatory Impact Assessments To The Commission; To Provide That The Commission Shall Act On All Submissions Of Proposed Occupational Regulations Within 120 Days Of Receipt; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1153
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 7-7-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Investigative And Audit Costs Incurred By Independent Specialists Or Firms Contracted By The State Auditor May Be Paid As A Percentage Of The Recovery; To Amend Section 7-7-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1154
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Prohibit School Districts From Denying Or Restricting Students Who Attend Nonpublic Schools From Participating In Courses And Extracurricular Activities At A Public School; To Prescribe Conditions Of Eligibility For Nonpublic School Student Participation In Public School; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1155
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/2/23
Refer
2/13/23
Failed
3/8/23
An Act To Authorize Property Owners In A Residential Subdivision That Is Not Governed By A Homeowners Association To Establish Or Amend Covenants, Conditions, And Restrictions, Including Those That Run With The Land; To Authorize Property Owners In A Residential Subdivision That Is Governed By A Homeowners Association, To Establish And Amend Covenants, Conditions, And Restrictions, Including Those That Run With The Land; To Require Such Property Owners To File A Petition To Establish And/or Amend Covenants, Conditions And Restrictions, If Necessary; To Require Notice Of The Hearing On Such Petition To Be Provided Through Publication; To Provide That If The Chancellor Finds That The Petition Is Well Taken Then He Or She Shall Enter A Decree Accordingly, Which Shall Be Filed With The Chancery Clerk; To Bring Forward Sections 17-1-23, 19-5-10, 21-19-63 And 89-1-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1156
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Reenact Sections 71-5-5, 71-5-11 And 71-5-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Mississippi Employment Security Law; To Reenact Sections 71-5-101 And 71-5-107 Through 71-5-143, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Transfer The Powers And Responsibilities Of The Mississippi Employment Security Commission To The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security In The Office Of The Governor And Prescribe The Department's Powers And Duties; To Reenact Section 71-5-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Mississippi State Employment Service Within The Department Of Employment Security; To Reenact Sections 71-5-357 And 71-5-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prescribe Regulations Governing Nonprofit Organizations, State Agencies And Political Subdivisions Under The Employment Security Law; To Reenact Sections 71-5-451 And 71-5-457, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Unemployment Compensation Fund And The Unemployment Trust Fund; To Reenact Sections 71-5-511, 71-5-513, 71-5-517, 71-5-519, 71-5-523, 71-5-525, 71-5-529, 71-5-531 And 71-5-541, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Payment Of Unemployment Compensation Benefits; To Reenact Section 73-30-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Excludes Certain Professionals From Regulation Under The Laws Governing Licensed Professional Counselors; To Reenact Section 7-1-355, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Department Of Employment Security, Office Of The Governor, To Make An Annual Report To The Legislature On Workforce Investment Activities; To Reenact Section 43-1-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Mississippi Tanf Implementation Council And Prescribes Its Powers And Duties; To Reenact Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prescribes The Amount Of Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Benefits Which May Be Granted To Recipients; To Reenact Section 43-19-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Child Support Unit Established By The Department Of Human Services To Establish A State Parent Locator Service; To Reenact Section 43-19-46, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires Employers To Submit Certain Information Relating To Newly Hired Employees To The Directory Of New Hires Within The Department Of Human Services; To Reenact Sections 57-62-5 And 57-62-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; To Reenact Section 57-75-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Defines Certain Terms Used Under The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; To Reenact Section 57-80-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Growth And Prosperity Act; To Reenact Section 69-2-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prescribes Certain Duties Of The Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service Relating To The Dissemination Of Information To The Agricultural Community; To Amend Section 60, Chapter 572, Laws Of 2004, As Last Amended By Section 7, Chapter 476, Laws Of 2020, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Preceding Statutes, Excluding Sections 37-153-1 Through 37-153-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Reenacted By This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1157
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/9/23
Refer
2/13/23
Enrolled
3/20/23
Passed
3/27/23
An Act To Create Section 75-24-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Persons Or Entities Engaged In The Rental Of Motor Vehicles To Disclose The Total Charges For The Entity Rental, Including All Additional Mandatory Charges; To Amend Section 75-24-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1158
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/15/23
Enrolled
3/20/23
Passed
3/27/23
An Act To Amend Section 41-137-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Practitioner To Assist A Patient In Registering For A Registry Identification Card With The Department Of Health After The Practitioner Has Issued A Written Certification To The Patient; To Provide That The Requirements Of This Section Shall Not Apply To A Person Who Is Authorized To Purchase Topical Cannabis, And Such Persons May Possess And Use Such Products Without Being In Violation Of This Chapter; To Prohibit Any State Agency, Department, Political Subdivision Or Board From Requiring A Practitioner To Require A Patient To Submit To A Drug Test As A Condition To Receiving A Certification For A Registry Identification Card; To Provide That A Practitioner Shall Not Be Required To Have Any Additional Qualifications To Be Authorized To Certify A Qualifying Patient For A Registry Identification Card; To Provide That A Practitioner Shall Not Be Required To Be Registered To Certify Patients With Any State Agency Or Board Other Than The Mdoh; To Provide That Qualifying Patients May Make A Follow-up Visit With A Different Practitioner Than The Practitioner Who Originally Issued Their Written Certification, Provided That Such Practitioner Is Otherwise Registered And Acting Within Their Scope Of Practice And The Provisions Of The Law; To Amend Section 41-137-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Mdoh To Verify The Information Contained In A Registry Identification Card Application Or Renewal And Approve Or Deny An Application Or Renewal Within Ten Days Of Receiving A Completed Application Or Renewal Application; To Provide That A Medical Cannabis Written Certification Issued By A Practitioner Shall Be Valid For The Six Months Immediately Preceding The Date Of Application; To Amend Section 41-137-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Cap The Cannabis Cultivation Facility Tier 6 To Not More Than 150,000 Square Feet; To Authorize An Individual Or Business Entity To Have An Ownership Or Economic Interest In A Medical Cannabis Testing Facility And A Cannabis Transportation Entity; To Provide That Mdoh May Contract With A Private Laboratory For The Purpose Of Conducting Compliance Testing Oversight Of Medical Cannabis; To Amend Section 41-137-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Prospective Employee To Undergo A Fingerprint-based Background Check By The Department Of Public Safety; To Require A Subsequent Background Check To Be Conducted On Prospective Employees If They Do Not Start Employment With An Entity For Six Months; To Authorize Any Topical Cannabis Product That Is Purchased By A Dispensary From A Licensed Processor, And That Is Not Ingested By The Liver, To Be Sold To A Cardholder Or Any Person Over The Age Of Twenty-one Who Is Not A Cardholder; To Amend Section 41-137-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Dispensary Websites To Display Pictures Of The Products That The Dispensary Sells; To Prohibit A State Agency Or Board From Implementing Any Rule, Regulation, Policy Or Requirement That Is Contrary To The Provisions Of The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; To Amend Section 41-137-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Licensing Agencies To Deny The Application Of Any Applicant Who Fails To Meet The Qualifications For Obtaining Such License; To Establish Certain Appeal Procedures For Denials; To Provide That Any Ongoing Investigation By A Licensing Agency Under This Section Shall Be Considered Confidential And Exempt From Disclosure Under The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Amend Section 41-137-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Addresses Of Prospective And Licensed Medical Cannabis Establishments, Except For Medical Cannabis Dispensaries, Shall Be Considered Confidential And Exempt From Disclosure Under The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Amend Section 41-137-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Judicial Review Of An Appeal From A Final Decision Or Order Of An Agency Under The Provisions Of The Medical Cannabis Act Shall Be Based On The Record Made Before The Agency; To Amend Section 41-137-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of Repeal For The Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee; To Amend Section 41-29-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Controlled Substances And Raw Materials Which Have Been Used In Violation Of The Medical Cannabis Act May Be Subject To Forfeiture; To Empower Law Enforcement Officers Of The Mississippi Department Of Revenue Or Mississippi Department Of Health Acting With Their Duties In Accordance With The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act To Seize Such Subjects; To Amend Section 41-29-154, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Empower Law Enforcement Officers Of The Mississippi Department Of Revenue Or Mississippi Department Of Health Acting With Their Duties In Accordance With The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act To Destroy Any Controlled Substances Or Paraphernalia Seized Under Their Authority; To Amend Section 25-53-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of Repeal That Allows An Exemption To Its Oversight For The Department Of Health And The Department Of Revenue For The Purposes Of Implementing, Administering And Enforcing The Provisions Of The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; To Amend Section 25-53-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By Senate Bill No. 2728, 2023 Regular Session, To Extend The Date Of Repeal That Allows An Exemption To Its Procurement Procedures For The Department Of Health And The Department Of Revenue For The Purposes Of Implementing, Administering And Enforcing The Provisions Of The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; To Create New Section 73-21-127.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Prescription Monitoring Program To Issue An Annual Report To The Legislature That Indicates The Number Of Opioid Prescriptions That Were Provided To Patients During That Year; To Amend Section 41-137-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add The Definition Of The Terms Artificially Derived Cannabinoid, Cannabinoid And Cannabis Waste; To Amend Section 41-137-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Any County Or Municipality In Which Real Property Is Owned, Leased Or Otherwise Controlled By A Waterway District Or Water Management District Created In Title 51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, The Decision Of The County Or Municipality To Opt Out Or Opt In Of Allowing Medical Cannabis Entities Shall Be Binding On All Real Property In Such District; To Provide That The Ordinances Of A County Or Municipality Related To The Provisions Of The Medical Cannabis Law Shall Be Applicable To All Real Property Within The Boundaries Of The County Or Municipality In Such District; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1159
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/2/23
Refer
2/14/23
Failed
2/28/23
An Act To Amend Sections 51-15-103, 51-15-107, 51-15-109, 51-15-113, 51-15-115 And 51-15-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Municipalities Located In Counties That Are Not Members Of The Pat Harrison Waterway District To Join The District; To Amend Section 51-15-118, To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of A Member Municipality To Withdraw The Municipality From The District; To Amend Sections 51-15-119, 51-15-131, 51-15-133, 51-15-136, 51-15-139 And 51-15-158, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Proceeding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 51-15-105 And 51-15-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB116
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 37-151-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "at-risk Pupil" For Purposes Of The Mississippi Adequate Education Program And To Include A Child Diagnosed With An Autism Spectrum Disorder In The Definition; And For Related Purposes.