For the purposes of this chapter, the Department of Education shall use the definition of autism spectrum disorder contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, published by the American Psychiatric Association to define autism spectrum disorder in rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26.

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Source: SL 1990, ch 134; SL 1996, ch 125; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 63; SL 2014, ch 92, § 2.