Driver communication improvement program; DMV to develop and implement program.

Document formatting changed from Reenrolled Act format to Transportation Substitute amendment format with line numbers and committee attribution

Removed 'Reenrolled' and 'Virginia Acts of Assembly' headers

Added 'House Bill No. 2501' and 'Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute' headers with Senate Committee on Transportation attribution and Delegate Rasoul as patron

Added a new provision stating the Department is not required to verify information on the autism communication envelopes.

Added a liability protection clause shielding government officials and the Commonwealth from liability when acting on information provided on the envelopes.

Minor formatting and line break adjustments throughout the document during the reenrollment process.

Changed eligibility criteria from 'drivers with a disability that can impair communication' to 'drivers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder'.

Updated the legal definition reference from § 46.2-600.1 (general disability definition) to § 38.2-3418.17 (autism spectrum disorder definition).

Changed envelope requirements from 'clearly state that the driver may have a disability' to 'clearly state that the driver has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder'.