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• Out of our facilities means they are out of state in another facility being supervised, just so you understand
• The following page shows you the trending of bookings into our facilities.
• Southern tiered facilities, as well as partners at NHTI and Southern New Hampshire University.
• Southern tiered facilities, as well as partners at NHTI and Southern New Hampshire University.
• <c> as</c> in our Southern tiered facilities as in our Southern tiered facilities as well<00:56:50.799

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• the actual funding that the athletes can make can be utilized back into the schools and academic facilities
• be emotionally harmful to students who have experienced sexual assault, pregnancy loss, or other trauma
• The bill contains no trauma-informed guidance, no model parental notification or opt-out mechanisms,
• be emotionally harmful to students who have experienced sexual assault, pregnancy loss, or other trauma
• The bill contains no trauma-informed guidance, no model parental notification or opt-out mechanisms,

Bills: HCR26 , HB113 , HB380 , HB392 , HB476 , HB513 , HB608 , HB682 , HB905 , HB987

Committee: House Education

Keywords: human growth, development education, prenatal education, state standards, biological science, grading scale, education reform, students, public schools, academic policy, community college, technical education, pilot program, driver training, transportation, Safe Haven Law, flyers, child safety, infant relinquishment, maritime academy

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• In addition, we have forensic interview and forensic medical facilities for those kinds of investigations
• Williams, how many on average in a career suffer from the trauma or the significant trauma from PTSD
• Williams, how many on average in a career suffer from the trauma or the significant trauma from PTSD

Bills: SB1161 , SB1215 , SB1270 , SB1400 , SB1537 , SB1538 , SB1580 , SB1584 , SB1627

Committees: House Public Safety & Law Enforcement , House House Public Safety & Law Enforcement Committee of Reference

Keywords: appropriation, public safety, Yuma County, funding exemption, family advocacy center, firefighters, occupational disease, workers compensation, cancer presumption, police officers, hazardous duty, SB1270, Arizona retirement system, public safety personnel, defined contribution plan, correctional officers, corrections officers, retirement contributions, supplemental contributions, retention incentive

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• </c> appropriate facilities appropriate facilities um um um leveraging<01:07:41.119><c> um</c><01:07:
• </c> throughout our DAGs managed facilities. throughout our DAGs managed facilities.
• </c> just a lot of projects at that facility. just a lot of projects at that facility.
• </c><03:27:20.880><c> The</c> that data for new facilities. The that data for new facilities.
• </c> facilities in Eva Beach specifically. facilities in Eva Beach specifically.

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• The amount of trauma and tragedy that came down... ...that came down in the Hill Country last year is
• We have really not faced any significant impediments other than people's trauma and not wanting to talk
• I mean, did they have any kind of, like what you would expect for a daycare facility?
• I'm not sure that we do, because daycare facilities get held to a very high standard in this state.
• And then she informed me politely that her daughter was not going to speak with me because of trauma.

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• mitigating food insecurity amongst older adults, family caregivers, residents of long-term care facilities
• We have been dealing with a lot of trauma that can be alleviated by allocating funds in the budget.
• I can share the numbers or any of their facilities.
• We were tracking that around 650 facilities in total were impacted at the highest point.
• As of now, we're aware Of 27 adult and senior care facility programs, five children's residential, and

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• AB 508, Aguiar-Curie. residential care facilities for the elderly, holding committee.
• AB 835 Calderon, Medi-Cal skilled nursing facilities, two year bill.
• AB 319, Jackson, Trauma-Informed Services Plans, hold in committee.
• AB 436, Ransom, Composting Facilities, hold in committee.

Committee: House Appropriations

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• law enforcement when threats. supporting female patients to mental health and residential care facilities
• That is the law. are not licensed abortion facilities. We are hospitals. We treat emergencies.
• The provisions in here about an unlicensed facility really is dealing with rural Texas.
• The trauma is real. It is real. It's intense. I have PTSD from it. It's not going to go away.
• At the same time, we're a level four maternal care designated facility that's.

Bills: HB44 , HB2200 , HB1612 , HB2747 , HB2038 , HB3717 , HB1431 , HB3800 , HB3801 , HB3560 , HB3246 , HB44

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: HB 44, Life of the Mother Act, abortion exceptions, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, fetal survival, Texas abortion law, abortion ban, physician liability, health care provider, disciplinary action, aiding and abetting, emergency abortion, obstetric care

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• But you oversee and license behavioral health facilities, and those facilities have been in the news
• , any health care facility that performs abortions.
• All I can tell you is, under state statute, we license the facilities, and if that facility has a scope
• patient was put in seclusion or restraint, and the facility is licensed as a counseling facility, they
• Licensing against facilities.

Summary: The Committee on Director Nominations met with four members present and approved the prior minutes without objection. Chair Jay Kaufman outlined the committee’s role in reviewing executive nominations and explained the hearing process for three nominees: Mary Foote for the Office of Economic Opportunity, Debbie Johnston for the Department of Health Services, and Chuck Bassett. Foote did not appear for her hearing, and members discussed her absence and alleged omissions in her disclosure materials, including prior service with Planned Parenthood-related organizations. The committee then moved to reject her nomination, and the motion passed 3-2, recommending that the full Senate reject Mary Foote. Debbie Johnston, nominee to lead the Department of Health Services, appeared and gave an opening statement describing her Arizona background, prior Senate staff work, and more than 20 years with the Arizona Hospital and Health Care Association. She said her priorities at ADHS include rebuilding trust in public health licensing, improving stakeholder engagement, standardizing rulemaking communication, addressing alleged religious discrimination and retaliation concerns in licensing, and using technology and AI to improve efficiency. In questioning, senators pressed her on her management style, conflict-of-interest safeguards given her prior industry role, enforcement priorities, budget pressures, behavioral health and assisted living oversight, and the department’s response to COVID-19. Johnston said she would follow statutes, recuse herself from enforcement matters involving former contacts, and resign if directed to carry out an unlawful policy. She also said the department does not regulate therapy itself, only facilities, and that it would rely on legal counsel regarding the governor’s conversion-therapy executive order and related federal civil-rights allegations. Several senators focused on public health trust and the department’s pandemic response, with Johnston acknowledging concerns about closures, data collection, and communication during COVID-19 while saying she would review past after-action materials and be better prepared in the future. Public testimony from stakeholders in aging services and health care strongly supported her confirmation, praising her accessibility, responsiveness, and collaborative approach. After testimony, the vice chair moved to recommend Johnston’s confirmation to the full Senate. The roll call was underway when the transcript ended, with several members voting aye and one member expressing reservations about her not reviewing the pandemic after-action report before another crisis occurs.

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• /c> first responders is the impact of first responders is the impact of repeated<01:16:31.040><c> trauma
• <c> So,</c><01:16:32.159><c> it's</c><01:16:32.400><c> not</c><01:16:32.560><c> that</c> repeated trauma
• So, it's not that repeated trauma.
• So these are people who are putting their lives at risk, experiencing this repeated trauma and, in many
• Just a small snippet to illustrate the trauma of experiences like this.

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

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• </c><00:19:46.720><c> or</c> more affecting the school facility or more affecting the school facility
• </c> the uh resorts and uh other facilities the uh resorts and uh other facilities around<00:40:41.520
• So, here's a parent that says, 'In an effort to be sensitive to one child's trauma, trauma is now being
• So, here's a parent that says, 'In an effort to be sensitive to one child's trauma, trauma is now being
• </c><01:26:13.280><c> formed</c><01:26:13.920><c> for</c> trauma, trauma is now being formed for trauma

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• Outside of King County, lodging tax can only be used for tourism promotion or tourism-related facilities
• In addition, public facilities districts within King County can impose a convention center lodging tax
• senior citizen centers, or can a nonprofit community center designate certain portions of their facility
• Under current law, counties may impose a rental car tax of 1% to fund public sports facilities.
• Mouse in our community, which supports children ages 3 to 12, most often for emotional stress or trauma

Bills: HB2559 , HB2135 , HB2133 , HB2442

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: affordable housing, local government funding, housing programs, community development, financial assistance, adaptive housing, disabled veterans, tax preferences, housing affordability, retail sales tax, property tax, senior citizens, tax exemption, permanent legislation, local government, tax authority, sales tax, use tax, real estate excise tax, REET

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• , the benefits of impacts of trauma, the benefits of cultural<00:10:19.640><c> connection,</c><00:10:
• While using substances, I was subjected to trauma that I wouldn't wish on any teenager.
• And it has only been within the last few months that I have become aware of the extent of this trauma
• My trauma occurred when I was 17.
• </c> experiencing the trauma that I endured. experiencing the trauma that I endured.

Bills: HCR67 , HCR102 , HR61 , HR94

Committee: House Human Services & Homelessness

Summary: The joint Committee on Human Services and Homelessness and Committee on Health heard two measures on April 7, 2026. HCR 67/HR 61 would request the Disability and Communication Access Board to study communication needs in health care settings for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind and develop guidelines. Written testimony supported the measure from the State Health Planning and Development Agency, DCAB, Local Independent Living Hawaii, and one individual. A DCAB representative noted the proposal could serve as a backup if related measures do not move forward. No one testified in opposition, and both committees voted to pass the measure unamended. The second measure, HCR 102/HR 94, urged the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Health and the Office of Wellness and Resilience, to establish a statewide peer counselor program to address youth loneliness and social disconnection in schools. Support came from the Department of Education, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, and individual testifiers Katie Smith and Ray Ward. Smith said peer support can reduce stigma, increase belonging, and improve school climate. Ward, speaking from lived experience, described the harms of loneliness and trauma and said a peer counselor program could provide culturally grounded support and safer pathways to help. No opposition was offered, and both committees voted to pass the measure unamended.

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• You oversee and license behavioral health facilities, and those facilities have been in the news somewhat
• , any health care facility that performs.
• But we license the facility, not the therapy. That's the...
• All I can tell you is under state statute, we license the facilities, and if that facility has a scope
• and the facility is licensed as a counseling facility, they're not permitted to put anyone in seclusion

Committee: Senate Director Nominations

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• The trauma that affects children is lifelong.
• We have to understand the trauma that people go through.
• them because trauma is the past.
• We work through the trauma so they can begin to put it behind them because trauma is the past and hope
• They needed someone who really was very trauma-informed and had experience working with complex trauma

Summary: The Select Committee on Domestic Violence, chaired by Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio, held an informational hearing focused first on teen dating violence and healthy relationships, then on the impact of domestic violence on children. Rubio opened by describing domestic violence as pervasive and lifelong in its effects, and said the meeting was prompted in part by recent teen violence in her district and the need to help families, educators, and neighbors recognize warning signs and resources. Assembly Members Stefani, Gibson, Rodriguez, Alanis, and others shared personal experiences and emphasized the need for prevention, early intervention, and better support systems for victims and children. Janica Morin Pasquale and Taylor Stone Mill described how teen abuse often shows up through technology and social media control, isolation from friends, monitoring of phones and passwords, and coercive behavior that teens may mistake for love or jealousy. They stressed that many teens do not tell parents, that schools should bring in outside experts, and that prevention should start early and be reinforced through school curricula, athletics, and youth-facing social media resources. Taylor also cited teen dating violence statistics, discussed resources such as Love Is Respect and Take It Down, and said California should ensure consistent funding and implementation of the California Healthy Youth Act rather than treating the topic as a one-time lesson. The second panel, including Joyce Blue, Susie Flores, and Dr. Pamela Tate, focused on children exposed to domestic violence and the need for trauma-informed services. They described family justice centers and children’s advocacy centers as one-stop models that provide forensic interviews, therapy, safety planning, legal help, and emergency response. Speakers highlighted the prevalence and danger of strangulation, the use of risk assessment tools, the importance of safety plans, and the long-term effects of ACEs and trauma on children. Members and witnesses also discussed barriers such as school access, burnout among providers, immigration-related fear, and the need to consider memory and delayed disclosure when discussing statutes of limitations. No formal votes or actions were taken; the hearing was informational and ended with calls for stronger prevention, more collaboration, and sustained support for survivors and children.

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• Father Jeff, by the founder of Metanoia Manor, which is a juvenile facility for juvenile females who’
• Father Jeff By the founder of Metanoia Manor, which is a juvenile facility for juvenile females who've
• But one of the most important dynamics to understand is the trauma bonding, and so...”
• But one of the most important dynamics to understand is the trauma bonding, and so But one of the most
• important dynamics to understand is the trauma bonding.

Committee: Senate Judiciary C

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• The city of Elk Grove is not a full-service city, so they don't operate their own police facilities,
• They don't have their own police facilities.
• This project also included trauma-informed creative workshops, paid artist opportunities, and a community
• Adult shelters did not support my unique needs as a foster youth and caused additional trauma.
• Adult shelters did not support my unique needs as a foster youth and caused additional trauma.

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• Well, yes, yes, but of course the 287(g) program at the detention facility currently—the 287(g) contemplates
• As a mother, I can't imagine the trauma of my child being ripped from their classroom in school and carted
• As a teacher, I can't imagine the trauma my other students would experience, seeing this happening to
• Immigrants fleeing trauma will find themselves trapped in a system that reinforces that which they fled
• Immigrants fleeing trauma will find themselves trapped in a system that reinforces that which they fled

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Parkland shooting victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and adoption of the special order report for the day. The chamber then moved into a special-order agenda focused almost entirely on immigration-related measures, beginning with Senate Memorial 6C urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide guidance and training for 287(g) agreements. The memorial was adopted 85-27 after brief debate, with supporters arguing Florida should help maximize federal immigration enforcement and opponents saying Congress, not the state, should fix immigration policy. The House next took up Senate Bill 4C, an immigration bill creating new state offenses for illegal entry and reentry by adult unauthorized aliens and requiring a mandatory death sentence for an unauthorized alien convicted of a capital felony. Members debated constitutional concerns, due process, racial profiling, fiscal impacts, and whether the bill intruded on federal immigration authority. Several amendments were offered and defeated, including proposals to extend protections to Venezuelans with TPS, to remove the mandatory death penalty, to protect certain long-term immigrant workers and teachers, to expand exemptions for Haitians and humanitarian parole recipients, and to create a task force on best practices for immigration enforcement in schools and other sensitive locations. A final amendment to strip the bill as unconstitutional was also rejected. The bill then passed 85-29. The final measure discussed was Senate Bill 2C, which creates a State Board of Immigration Enforcement led by the Governor and Cabinet, establishes grants and incentive bonuses for local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities, repeals the fee waiver for undocumented students beginning July 1, 2025, and appropriates more than $300 million for immigration enforcement. The sponsor described it as a broad enforcement package, while questions from members focused on the impact on current students who receive in-state tuition and whether the bill would remove incentives for those already enrolled. The transcript ends during that exchange, before final action on SB 2C is shown.

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• contemplates detention facilities, and there's kind of different verticals on that 287(g), but that's
• As a mother, I can't imagine the trauma of my child being ripped from their classroom in school and carted
• As a teacher, I can't imagine the trauma my other students would experience, seeing this happening to
• Immigrants fleeing trauma will find themselves trapped in a system that reinforces that which they fled
• Immigrants fleeing trauma will find themselves trapped in a system that reinforces that which they fled

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Parkland shooting victims, quorum call, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Rules and Ethics Committee special order report for February 13, 2025 was adopted, setting the day’s special order calendar and debate times. The chamber then took up immigration-related special order items, beginning with Senate Memorial 6C, which urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide guidance and training for 287(g) agreements. Members debated federal immigration policy and state cooperation with DHS, and the memorial passed 85-27. The House next considered Senate Bill 4C, an immigration bill creating new state offenses related to unlawful entry and reentry into Florida and requiring a mandatory death sentence for an unauthorized alien convicted of a capital felony. Members questioned the bill’s constitutionality, including Supremacy Clause, due process, and Eighth Amendment concerns, and several speakers argued it would create separate classes of people and invite litigation. Multiple amendments were offered to narrow or expand exemptions, including protections for Venezuelans on TPS, certain Haitian TPS and humanitarian parole recipients, undocumented people brought to Florida as children working in critical professions, and a proposal to delay action pending court rulings; all of those amendments were rejected. The bill passed 85-29. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 2C, which would create a State Board of Immigration Enforcement led by the Governor and Cabinet, establish a local law enforcement immigration grant program and advisory council, repeal the undocumented-student fee waiver, and appropriate more than $300 million for immigration enforcement. The sponsor described it as supporting cooperation with federal immigration agencies and ending the in-state tuition incentive for undocumented students. Early questioning focused on the impact on “dreamers” and whether the bill would effectively raise their tuition costs; the sponsor said it removed the incentive of in-state tuition but did not bar attendance. The transcript cuts off during that exchange, before final action on SB 2C is shown.

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• Effective July 1, 2027, this requires health care facilities that perform procedures involving real-time
• striking about what has changed is that over the last 40 years, there has been recognition of the trauma
• It enables hyperbaric oxygen treatment therapy to be allowed in assisted living facilities.
• living facility with all kinds of safeguards built in, as you heard in the recitation of the bill.
• I cannot support expanding optional medical treatments in these facilities. I vote no.

Committee: Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills and public testimony, beginning with introductions and then taking up several health and human services measures. A major focus was SB 1120 and SB 1121, which address radiation protection in cardiac catheterization and other ionizing-radiation procedure rooms. SB 1120 would require health care facilities to equip at least 50% of procedure rooms with radiation protection systems by July 1, 2027, while SB 1121 would prohibit requiring lead aprons in rooms with such systems and instead require real-time dosimeters for staff who opt out of lead aprons. Physicians, nurses, and a hospital executive testified that enhanced radiation protection systems can dramatically reduce occupational exposure, lower cancer and orthopedic risks, and help with workforce recruitment and retention; a hospital alliance remained neutral pending further stakeholder discussions. Both bills were amended and passed out of committee on 7-0 votes, and SB 1118, which appropriates state funds for a rural hospital grant program to install radiation protection systems, also passed 7-0. The committee also approved SB 1001, which appropriates $1 million to the Department of Economic Security for the Older Individuals Who Are Blind program, after testimony from blind and low-vision Arizonans and advocates describing long waitlists, the need for independent living training, and the program’s role in preventing unnecessary dependence. SB 1072, a major funding bill for home- and community-based services and room-and-board rate increases for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, drew testimony from providers about severe staffing shortages, overtime, turnover, and underfunding; it passed 6-0 with one not voting. SB 1125, requiring DCS to pursue MOUs with tribes and improve tribal communication and access to licensing and enforcement information, also passed 6-0 with one not voting. The committee then considered SB 1123, which removes a board-certification requirement so trained forensic pathologists can supervise autopsy training for residents and fellows; Maricopa County supported it as a workforce and training fix, and it passed 6-0 with one not voting. SB 1052, allowing mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy in assisted living facilities under physician order and DHS rules, generated mixed testimony: supporters argued it could improve health and independence for residents, while opponents raised concerns about off-label treatment in nonmedical settings. The bill passed 5-2. SB 1112, which reduces the number of acquaintance witnesses required in court-ordered treatment proceedings from two to one and allows the court to waive the witness requirement under certain conditions, drew strong testimony from families and mental health advocates on both sides; it passed 5-2. The committee also began hearing SB 1113, which would allow certain service of process in court-ordered evaluation and treatment cases by evaluation-agency employees or other court-authorized persons, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.