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• demonstrate strong community engagement, commitment to integrated student support, early learning access, trauma-informed
• We can't afford all of that with our facilities dollars and unrestricted.
• And so being able to leverage $80 million of philanthropy to do that, which we braided with facilities
• the conditions for learning and even have a protective effect against the impacts of diversity and trauma
• the conditions for learning and even have a protective effect against the impacts of diversity and trauma

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• However, for families who have their children kidnapped by ICE and held in a detention facility for longer
• I think often about the five-year-old Liam Ramos in Minnesota, who was shipped to a facility down in
• Texas, became sick at that facility, and a court ordered that he be returned home.
• It's a carceral system, but in the ICE detention facility machine, it is all that at lightning speed
• And exposure to trauma, chronic stress, or unaddressed behavioral issues during this period can have

Committee: House Human Services

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• There's vertical structures going to be built on that facility.
• We are going to be very focused on the facilities for the next few years.
• Really, the facilities' budgets are made up of utilities and food.
• That's just about 80% of what we allocate for the facilities.
• The team and the facility we've utilized amarsheet.

Committee: House Public Safety

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• Limited access facilities are those roads where the owners or occupants of the abutting land have no
• They have trauma, instability, and uncertainty.
• They have trauma, instability, and uncertainty. SB 584 is about more than just housing.
• However, there are unique cases where the utility facility is located in one municipality but owned by
• The owner municipality imposes a 25% surcharge on the residents where the facility is located.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and moments of silence, including tributes to those affected by the Florida State University shooting and recognition of Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, John Thrasher, student advocacy groups, conservation organizations, and visiting school groups. Members also adopted Senate Resolution 1878 honoring Coach Abdur-Rahim. The chamber then moved into special order business and considered a series of bills, many of them with House companions substituted in and passed by wide margins or unanimously. Among the measures passed were bills updating child care and early learning provider regulation, imposing costs on false swatting reports, extending protections against extraordinary hospital collection actions, expanding hazardous walking conditions for schoolchildren, creating young adult housing support for foster and homeless students, clarifying school choice disclosure requirements under the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, adjusting interest rules for trust accounts supporting legal aid, revising transportation and traffic enforcement provisions, expanding public records exemptions for certain judicial and health care investigators and appellate clerks, changing municipal water and sewer utility rates in Miami-Dade, strengthening motor vehicle offenses involving impersonation and obscured plates, increasing trespass penalties at certain law-enforcement-controlled sites and large ticketed events, requiring refunds of patient overpayments, authorizing certain stem cell therapies, allowing relatives and direct support professionals to administer insulin in group homes, addressing rideshare impersonation and transit funding rules, and updating the Uniform Commercial Code for digital assets and emerging technologies. Several bills drew notable debate. The trust fund interest bill prompted extended discussion over legal aid funding, bank participation, and whether the measure would reduce support for legal services; it ultimately passed 28-10. The transportation bill was heavily amended, including removal of speed-limit increases and changes to school bus camera enforcement and micromobility rules, and passed 37-0. The Miami-Dade water and sewer rate bill sparked debate over fairness, fiscal impact, and accusations of racism, but passed 36-2. Public records bills protecting agency investigators and JQC employees also drew questions about accountability and transparency before passing. Most other measures passed with little or no opposition, and a few bills were temporarily postponed or set aside.

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• officer who got choked unconscious just down the road from here a couple of years ago and had severe trauma
• These incidents can result in physical injury, trauma, loss of wages, long-term impact, and specifically
• And so that's not, again, to minimize the trauma that that causes an individual who's been sued for that
• Like a lot of things, whether it’s detention facilities on immigration or things, the world’s changing
• So the baby died, massive brain trauma, skull fractures, horrific circumstances.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 61, which would raise aggravated battery on a peace officer from a third-degree to a second-degree felony in cases involving great bodily harm or a deadly weapon. The sponsor and supporters said the bill fixes an inconsistency in current law, where aggravated assault on an officer can be punished more severely than aggravated battery causing serious injury. Law enforcement representatives, the Chiefs Association, CBRC, and chamber representatives testified in support, and the New Mexico Sentencing Commission was noted as having endorsed the bill by a 6-3-4 vote. After questions about proportionality and plea bargaining, the committee voted due pass on HB 61 without objection. The committee then returned to House Bill 99, a medical malpractice reform bill, and several members made conflict-of-interest disclosures before debating amendments. The discussion focused heavily on the patient compensation fund, surcharge setting, and whether an advisory board or the superintendent should control rates. Amendments to segregate future fund money, require surcharges no lower than the advisory board’s recommendation, and create a commission with more actuarial and financial expertise were debated at length; the committee rejected the first two amendments. Members and witnesses argued over whether past undercharging of hospitals and doctors led to insolvency and taxpayer bailouts, and whether the bill should require more transparency and oversight. The committee also debated amendments on punitive damages. One proposal would have delayed punitive damage claims until after substantial discovery; opponents said it would conflict with civil procedure, prolong litigation, and likely be struck down. Another would have tied punitive damages to a multiple of compensatory damages or a percentage of net worth; supporters said that would better deter harmful conduct, while opponents said it would create uncertainty and more discovery. That amendment also failed. A final punitive-damages amendment would have removed caps in cases involving sexual assault or intoxication by a health care provider and protected the first $5 million of an independent provider’s personal assets; it too was rejected after members said it would shield egregious misconduct and go beyond the bill’s purpose.

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• Um, so I am Carrie Suki, the director of admin's facilities management division.
• [snorts] Um I'm Carrie Suki, the director of admin's facilities management division facilities management
• manager</c><00:19:58.799><c> also</c> The emergency manager also has a role here when it comes to facilities
• recommendations regarding the House and Senate adopting rules specifying the types and regularity of trauma-informed
• The House and Senate adopting rules specifying the types and regularity of trauma-informed safety drills

Summary: The committee reconvened in open session after a closed discussion of sensitive security details and reviewed the public executive summary of the Minnesota State Capitol Complex Security Assessment by Axtel. Members discussed weapon screening and access control at length, including testimony from Capitol security and judicial center staff about screening procedures, prohibited items, and how screening is managed for visitors and authorized personnel. The chair emphasized that the committee was voting on high-level recommendations to be included in the final ACAST report and that the Department of Public Safety and Department of Administration would be encouraged to pursue the necessary work, including any legislative or budget requests. The committee then took a series of roll-call votes on the Axtel recommendations. Access control screening and visitor management (5.11) passed 4-2, while authorized access control and credential oversight (5.12), internal circulation and zoning controls (5.13), perimeter and exterior grounds (5.14), staffing models/post orders/operational readiness (5.15), technology and system integration (5.16), and protective intelligence (5.18) all passed unanimously 6-0. Each approved item was added as a recommendation in the final report. After the votes, the Department of Administration, Department of Public Safety, and House and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms offices walked through the draft final report. They highlighted staffing improvements, security infrastructure already installed, and remaining needs, including an estimated $41.008 million request for future enhancements such as kiosks, glass-resistant film, door access controls, cameras, lighting, bollards, and an updated distributed antenna system. The report also includes recommendations on trauma-informed safety drills, conduct rules for hearings, and designating the Minnesota State Patrol Capital Security Division as the primary investigative authority for potential criminal activity on Capitol grounds.

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• The survivor's guilt and trauma that they went through are profound. For many, it is unknowable.
• When I think about the trauma and fear that our girls endured, it makes me... ...ill.
• her tiny muddy body, in the trauma and nightmare of what we imagined she went through that night, is
• By unsafe facilities, inadequate preparation, failed planning, and poor execution.
• Occupied building in the facility. But what I'm asking is about compliance.

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• postpartum depression, often compounded by language barriers, immigration stress, or generational trauma
• It leaves the entire family, children, the partner, the parents, grappling with that trauma and that
• We need to train health care providers in the implicit biases and trauma-informed care.
• It protects patients, providers, and facilities while expanding access through telehealth.
• towed during a holiday and being charged excessive fees or paying storage fees for days when the facility

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• We fund a psychiatric residential treatment facility in Clay County.
• Just to remind everyone, 85% of all mental health care is provided at a primary care facility.
• Facilities? Well, guess what?
• , racial trauma, and unresolved historical trauma.
• Individuals have access to a designated support person in long-term care facilities.

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• </c> private mainland facilities to Hawaii. private mainland facilities to Hawaii.
• </c> male correctional facility in Hawaii. male correctional facility in Hawaii.
• </c><01:26:40.080><c> Um,</c> facilities. I think our two prisons. Um, facilities.
• </c> and without building new facilities. and without building new facilities.
• It is not a long-term care facility. It's not a skilled nursing facility.

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on two immigration-enforcement bills: HB 1886 HD1 and HB 2540 HD1. HB 1886 would limit state and federal collaboration in immigration enforcement, require visible identification and restrictions on facial coverings for law enforcement officers, and create offenses for improper masking, lack of identification, and unauthorized civil immigration interrogation, arrest, or detention. HB 2540 would also limit state and federal collaboration, require law enforcement agencies to adopt and publicly post written civil immigration enforcement policies, prohibit stops or arrests based solely on immigration status, and restrict state and county participation in civil immigration enforcement in certain places. Most testimony supported both measures. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and several private individuals said the bills would increase transparency, accountability, and community trust, and would help protect constitutional rights and reduce fear among immigrants and other community members. Several testifiers emphasized Hawaii’s history and the need to keep local law enforcement separate from federal immigration enforcement, while others said the bills would help people feel safer going to court, school, work, or public protests. A retired police officer also supported visible identification and uniform standards for officers, including federal agents operating in Hawaii. A few testifiers opposed the use of masked or unidentified officers and argued that local police should not be diverted from ordinary public safety duties to immigration enforcement. One ACLU witness noted that the federal government has increasingly used local and state agencies to expand immigration enforcement, and said the task-force provisions in the bills are important to prevent blurred lines between agencies. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, but it recorded very large numbers of supportive testimonies for both bills, with only a small number in opposition.

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• Each facility type was also capped at the amount that they could receive each year.
• Non-accredited facilities and organizations were capped at $75,000... ...per facility per fiscal year
• All right, so for 2025-2026 there were 61 parent organizations with 316 unique facilities.
• cap of $100,000, and then of the 210 non-accredited facilities, 23 reached the cap of $75,000.
• cap of 100,000 and then of the 210 non-accredited facilities, 23 reached the cap of 75,000.

Committee: Senate Health Policy

Summary: The committee opened with roll call, welcomed members back for the first committee weeks, and heard brief personal updates from several senators before moving into agency implementation updates on recently enacted health care laws. The Agency for Health Care Administration reported on Senate Bill 64 creating rural emergency hospitals, explaining that AHCA adopted the required rules effective June 1, 2025, but that no hospitals have yet been designated. Members asked about possible hospital conversions, accreditation and survey responsibilities, and whether Florida would apply for federal rural health transformation funding; AHCA said it intends to apply and has already been working on the issue with federal officials. AHCA also reviewed the non-emergent care access plan requirement under Senate Bill 7016. The agency said hospitals with emergency departments must submit plans that help redirect non-emergent patients to appropriate care settings while complying with EMTALA, and that 83 plans had been received and 63 approved as of September 30. Members asked about data collection, managed care coordination, and the state’s health information exchange; AHCA said it has moved to a new HIE vendor and will continue monitoring implementation and possible care gaps. AHCA then updated the committee on the TEACH program, saying $6.8 million was spent in 2024-25 across 59 parent organizations and 229 facilities, with more than 1,800 students and nearly 380,000 clinical hours reimbursed. The agency said rulemaking is nearly complete, a new nursing student category and expanded facility eligibility were added, and a federal 1115 workforce waiver remains stalled after CMS signaled it will not approve new workforce demonstrations. AHCA also reviewed House Bill 121 on KidCare eligibility, explaining that implementation of the 300% poverty-level expansion remains blocked by federal litigation and waiver issues tied to premium nonpayment rules; members and public speakers urged action to close the coverage gap. Public testimony on AHCA’s presentation came from representatives of health centers and advocacy groups, who said the non-emergent care access plan has improved hospital-health center coordination and reduced repeat emergency use, and who urged implementation of KidCare expansion for children in the coverage gap. The Department of Health then presented updates on FRAM, the Sanadi screening grant program, the Health Care Innovation Revolving Loan Program, telehealth maternity care, swimming lesson vouchers, and House Bill 159 on pharmacist dispensing of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis. DOH reported strong participation in FRAM and the telehealth maternity program, 24 Sanadi grant awards in 42 counties, 4,945 swimming lesson vouchers issued last year and 2,371 so far this year, and three approved certification courses with five pharmacist certifications issued under HB 159. Committee members asked about recruitment of dentists and other providers, telehealth maternity outcomes, and why participation in the maternity program remains below expected levels; DOH said outreach and regional referral networks are expanding and more detailed outcome data will be included in the upcoming legislative report.

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• This summit would offer a platform to address root causes, including trauma, isolation, and unmet needs
• reach their potential—potential that was lost to a childhood of poverty, poor education, and immense trauma
• and implementation of the summit to ensure New Mexico can truly support our youth to heal from the trauma
• In fact, we used to have it over at Gloria, because it was a facility that was able to accommodate children
• In fact, we used to have it over at Gloria, because it was a facility that was able to accommodate children

Bills: SM20 , SM9 , SJR6 , HB124 , SM20 , SM9 , SJR6 , HB124

Committees: Senate Senate Rules , Senate House Rules & Order Of Business

Keywords: youth violence, violence prevention, violence intervention, community violence intervention, credible messengers, peer support, restorative justice, violence interrupters, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, high-risk youth, public safety, Department of Health, New Mexico, statewide summit, data collection, reporting, interagency coordination, community-based organizations, law enforcement

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• you have a medical professional that is engaged in that conversation to really understand where the trauma
• We have facilities in the state.
• isolation spaces, but think about what can you do with the current equipment you have, the current facilities
• parents, because the children couldn't come testify in front of our committee about the lingering trauma
• When they are isolated, we're only compounding the harm, the trauma, the experiences that they are having

Bills: HB1160 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1798 , HB1065 , HB1795 , HB2113 , HB2124 , HB2125 , HB2134 , HB2140 , HB2185 , HB2191 , HB2205 , HB2211 , HB2219 , HB2245 , HB2253 , HB2283 , HB2343 , HB2406 , HB2501 , HB2574 , HB1170 , HB1544 , HB1834 , HB2156 , HB2188 , HB2206 , HB2471 , HB2478 , HB2605 , HJM4012 , HB1104 , HB1152 , HB1254 , HB1443 , HB1903 , HB1941 , HB1982 , HB2006 , HB2034 , HB2105 , HB2179 , HB2203 , HB2297 , HB2303 , HB2322 , HB2329 , HB2345 , HB2350 , HB2379 , HB2388 , HB2399 , HB2418 , HB2462 , HB2464 , HB2495 , HB2539 , HB2544 , HB2551 , HB2554 , HB2588 , HB2636 , HB1128 , HB1408 , HB1570 , HB1742 , HB1823 , HB2089 , HB2104 , HB2114 , HB2172 , HB2192 , HB2207 , HB2251 , HB2262 , HB2266 , HB2294 , HB2298 , HB2319 , HB2320 , HB2323 , HB2351 , HB2354 , HB2374 , HB2401 , HB2405 , HB2429 , HB2431 , HB2442 , HB2451 , HB2479 , HB2496 , HB2515 , HB2523 , HB2540 , HB2593 , HB2632 , HB2661 , HB1496 , HB1898 , HB2095 , HB2157 , HB2225 , HB2274 , HB2311 , HB2325 , HB2333 , HB2476 , HB2508 , HB2552

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, heard a prayer, and received a Senate message that the Senate had passed second substitute Senate Bill 5061. The chamber then moved through second- and third-reading action on several bills, with debate centered on salmon treaty history, cannabis cooperative rules, inmate commissary and legal financial obligations, collective bargaining protections, and school restraint/isolation policy. Members also took up a bill to adjust Paid Family and Medical Leave funding to address a projected $30 million tax liability, and later reconsidered one education bill after initial passage. House Bill 2554, dealing with repeal of RCW 77.110 and salmon-related history and tribal treaty issues, saw a proposed striking amendment from Representative Walsh that was rejected on a voice vote. The bill then passed 64-28. Engrossed House Bill 1941, authorizing cannabis producer cooperatives, adopted an amendment limiting any one entity to 30% market share in a co-op; a second amendment adding guardrails was rejected. The bill passed 66-27. Substitute House Bill 2539, raising the indigency commissary threshold from $25 to $100 for incarcerated people, passed 57-36 after debate over inmate needs versus victim and child-support concerns. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2471, a trigger bill creating state collective bargaining protections if the federal NLRB is weakened, adopted an amendment clarifying agricultural coverage and then passed 58-35. The most extensive debate was on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1795, which would phase out isolation and restrict certain restraint practices in schools. Members adopted amendments adding professional development intent language, expanding reporting to authorized entities and out-of-state placements, and clarifying positive behavior intervention planning; several other amendments on parental consent, property damage, and isolation-room definitions were rejected. Supporters emphasized student safety, trauma reduction, and de-escalation, while opponents argued the bill removed useful tools from educators and was premature without broader training. The bill initially passed 58-36, then the House reconsidered it and passed it again 57-37. Second Substitute House Bill 2345, which reallocated Paid Family and Medical Leave premium shares to avoid a $30 million tax cost, passed unanimously 94-0. The House then recessed for caucus after placing additional bills on the second-reading calendar.

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• By Health Care Facilities and Systems Subcommittee and Representative Bussada, C.S.
• By health care facilities and system subcommittee and represented Boussada.
• Read the next bill by Health Care Facilities and Systems Subcommittee and Representative Oliver.
• By Health Care Facilities and Systems Subcommittee and Representative Oliver, C.S.
• CS for CS for House Bill 833, a bill to be entitled an act relating to private school facilities.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for two fallen service members, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, and several recognitions, including law enforcement officers and visiting students and advocates. Members then adopted the special order report and moved into the special-order calendar. The first major item was HB 7031, the annual tax package, which was explained as a broad measure covering sales tax holidays, property tax changes, tax credits, pari-mutuel tax reductions, vacation-rental tax collection, and decoupling from federal tax changes. Members asked about the fiscal impact of decoupling and the firearm-accessories holiday; supporters emphasized fiscal caution and the package’s mix of consumer and housing provisions, while opponents objected to the gun-related tax holiday. The bill passed 105-2. The House then passed CS/CS/CS HB 1177 on Space Florida and spaceport operations 107-0, with supporters saying it would strengthen Florida’s competitiveness in commercial aerospace. CS for SB 246 on specialty license plates also passed unanimously after a strike-all amendment that added several new plates, revised the Fraternal Order of Police plate, and tightened specialty-plate financial and nonprofit requirements. CS HB 697 on drug prices and coverage passed 100-0 after supporters said it built on prior PBM reforms by requiring fairer pharmacy reimbursement and limiting forced losses on drugs. CS/CS HB 1263 on the Office of Insurance Regulation passed 109-0 after an amendment clarifying fingerprinting requirements, and CS/CS HB 527 on insurance claim denials passed 100-0 with a requirement for human review before claims are denied or reduced solely by AI. The House also passed CS HB 1449 on the statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program 100-0 after narrowing the bill to out-of-network emergency services and claims at or below $50,000. CS HB 93 on protection from surgical smoke passed 178-0 after extensive emotional debate, with supporters describing it as a long-sought patient and worker safety measure requiring smoke evacuation systems in hospitals and surgical centers. Later, CS HB 1217 on prohibited governmental greenhouse-gas policies passed 29-0 after questions clarified that it would bar net-zero policies and related funding arrangements but not general energy efficiency or incidental emissions reductions; opponents argued it would preempt local climate and resilience efforts, while supporters said it protected energy reliability and affordability. The House then began debate on CS/CS HB 1461 on advanced nuclear reactors, with sponsors describing a framework for licensing and oversight of small modular and microreactors and supporters arguing it would help meet future energy demand and improve reliability.

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• emergency medical transportation at 110 percent of the Medicare allowable reimbursement rate and limits trauma
• commission and ask for a declaratory statement to say whether it is a legal amusement machine for their facility
• County and Senator Cobb and Truenow have been dealing with an absolute disaster because of these facilities
• Representative Trabulsy: ...drive through the Budweiser facility, they didn't have slot machines so the
• we would be subjecting these children to, these adults too, these people too, is a repeated active trauma

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• Childhood trauma lasts for a lifetime in many people, unfortunately, especially without help.
• Childhood trauma lasts for a lifetime in many people, unfortunately, especially without help.
• </c> do get affected, but the the true trauma do get affected, but the the true trauma takes<01:30:17.600
• Childhood trauma lasts for a children.
• </c> thing if one hospital at one facility thing if one hospital at one facility gets<02:05:19.760><c

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

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• So we did take three months off of the in-facility time. We did.
• , especially when And we understand that those facilities may be underfunded.
• Were they runaways from a facility? Madam Chair, Representative Martinez, so it happened.
• They might just walk away from the facilities, because once again, it's not a locked facility.
• Will they work with facilities wherever the violation may occur?

Committee: House House Judiciary

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• THE FACILITY UPGRADE OR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS.
• WHERE WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO SEE WE ARE BUILDING A NEW FACILITY.
• FACILITIES BECOMES INACCESSIBLE WE CAN TAKE THE LAPTOP TO THOSE NEW FACILITIES TEMPORARILY AND KIDS
• LET'S SAY 65% THEY SHOW UP FOR AN EVALUATION AND A RECEIVING FACILITY.
• THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH AND FAMILY TRAUMA AND INDIVIDUAL TRAUMA AND RECIDIVISM IS VERY

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• educational services, except for licensed or certified health professionals of an inpatient health care facility
• It requires any individual who has unsupervised access to children in a licensed facility or program
• It adds that all licensed child care facilities or program spaces must be absent of all controlled substances
• It adds a definition for licensed facility or program space to include the entire private residence or
• It adds a definitions for licensed facility or program space to include the entire private residence

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

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• Breeding facilities or don't exist.
• Assembly Bill 960 by Assemblymember Garcia, an act relating to health facilities.
• It further requires that staff who may serve as medical chaperone must be educated by their facility
• And it protects child victims from continued trauma. I ask for your aye vote. Thank you.
• This bill is proudly supported by survivor advocacy organizations, public offenders, trauma-informed