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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 1046

Detection of Developmental Delays and Autism Spectrum Disorder
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SPONSOR
Calatayud
FILED BY
Alexis Calatayud — District 38, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Health Policy

Filed under Education.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Detection of Developmental Delays and Autism Spectrum Disorder; Requiring the Department of Health, in collaboration with school districts throughout this state, to develop informational materials for the detection of developmental delays and autism spectrum disorder for parents and guardians of certain students; requiring early learning coalitions to notify parents and guardians of the availability of such informational materials, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Mandates annual parental notification of developmental delay detection resources.

The Department of Health must create and post informational materials for detecting developmental delays and autism spectrum disorder within 90 days of the effective date.

Schools and prekindergarten providers must use a standardized methodology to notify parents of these materials annually for students in pre-K through second grade.

Early learning coalitions must provide parents with profiles of all prekindergarten providers in their county in a department-prescribed format.

Coalitions must also annually notify parents of the availability of detection materials for Type 1 diabetes and developmental delays.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Department of Health must create and post detection materials majors. 381.993(1)

AICreates a mandatory duty for the Department of Health to develop and publish informational materials on detecting developmental delays and autism spectrum disorder for parents and guardians.

“The Department of Health, in collaboration with school districts throughout this state, shall develop informational materials for the detection of developmental delays and autism” bill text, line 4 →
§ 2 Standardized annual notification required for early grade parents majors. 381.993(2)

AIRequires every learning coalition, prekindergarten provider, school district, and charter school to use a standardized methodology to notify parents of voluntary prekindergarten through second-grade students about the availability of these materials annually.

“The department shall develop a standardized methodology for each learning coalition, prekindergarten provider, school district, and charter school for the notification of the par” bill text, line 31 →
§ 3 Specific content requirements for parent-facing materials moderates. 381.993(3)

AIMandates that the informational materials include descriptions of developmental delays and autism spectrum disorder, associated signs, a recommendation for developmental screening, and existing state resources.

“Information provided to parents and guardians must include, but need not be limited to, all of the following: (a) A description of developmental delays and a description of autis” bill text, line 39 →
§ 4 Early learning coalitions must add new annual notification moderates. 1002.53(5)

AIRequires early learning coalitions to annually notify parents and guardians of the availability of developmental delay and autism spectrum disorder detection materials, in addition to the existing Type 1 diabetes notification.

“The early learning coalition shall also annually notify parents and guardians of the availability of informational materials for the early detection of Type 1 diabetes pursuant”
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Health Policy
1/13/2026
Introduced
1/7/2026
Referred to Health Policy; Education Pre-K - 12; Fiscal Policy
1/5/2026
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 381.993
+254 / −0
s. 1002.53
+17 / −2