April 30, 2010 Meeting of the Full Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC); Live videocast available

The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) - the Federal advisory committee mandated by The Combating Autism Act (CAA) of 2006 (P.L. 109-416 – ) to coordinate research activities within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - and the Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC), will be holding a full meeting of the Committee on Friday, April 30, 2010.

Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Full Committee Meeting Agenda
Friday, April 30, 2010
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern (6:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Pacific)

The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Rotunda Room
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004

This meeting will also be available to the public by live videocast.
Schedule subject to change. Meeting may end prior to or later than 5:00 p.m. depending on the needs of the committee.
See the agenda website for full schedule and link to the videocast

Of particular interest may be,
Research Update: Autism Treatment Network
Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D.
Chief Science Officer, Autism Speaks

Research Update: Autism in the DSM-V
Susan E. Swedo, M.D.
Senior Investigator, Behavioral Pediatrics Section
Pediatrics and Developmental Neurospsychiatry Branch, NIMH

Research Update: NIH Nonverbal ASD Workshop
Helen Tager-Flusberg, Ph.D.
Director, Laboratory of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Boston University
Ann Wagner, Ph.D.
Chief, Neurobehavioral Mechanisms and Mental Disorders Branch, NIMH

Research Update: Building the Infrastructure for Comparative Effectiveness Research on Disability Issues
Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, M.D., MSc, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Office on Disability, Office of the Secretary

Past posts
Sunday, April 4, 2010
U.S. Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee issues, "2009 Summary of Advances in Autism Spectrum Disorder Research"

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State legislation: California - SB 1282 would regulate the practice of applied behavior analysis

An early May hearing is scheduled in the California legislature's Senate Committee for Business, Professional and Economic Development for a bill that among its requirements would regulate the practice of applied behavior analysis and establish a California Behavioral Certification Organization.

The hearing is set for Monday, May 3, 2010 in the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development, 1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment of session - Room 3191, State Capitol, Sacramento, CA.

The hearing will be on the March 23, 2010 amended version of

SB 1282: An act  to add Chapter 5.2 (commencing with Section 2529.50) to Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. 

"LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST 

SB 1282, as amended, Steinberg. Applied  behavior analysis services: California Behavioral Certification Organization

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts practitioners, including, but not limited to, marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, educational psychologists, and professional clinical counselors, by the Board of Behavioral Sciences in the Department of Consumer Affairs.

This bill would provide for the certification or registration of specified applied behavior analysis
practitioners by a California Behavioral Certification Organization, which would be a nonprofit organization meeting specified requirements, and would impose certain duties on the organization. 

The bill would specify which individuals would be considered as qualified to practice applied behavior analysis services, and would prohibit an individual from holding himself or herself out as a practitioner unless he or she has complied with the act or another applicable licensing provision or is otherwise certified by certain nationally recognized entities. The bill would authorize the organization to establish specified curriculum and continuing education standards, and establish a certification and registration process, in conjunction with the California Association for Behavior Analysis (CalABA). The bill would require CalABA to implement the certification or registration process until the organization is established. The bill would set forth other disciplinary standards and hearing requirements."

For specific language and full details of SB 1282, see the full text and history at the legislative website.

For further reference
Official California Legislative Information

California Association for Behavior Analysis (CalABA)

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Disclaimer: This blog publishes news and announcements only as a service to interested persons, the posts are the responsibility of the individual author, and unless otherwise noted do not constitute nor claim to represent the official position of ABA International, its officers or associated entities. This blog makes no representation as to the accuracy of the report and readers are strongly encouraged to consult and reference the primary sources noted.