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Committee rejects exemption and advances bill tightening standards for private detention facilities
Summary
The Senate Human Services Committee on March 30 voted to forward engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1232 to the Ways and Means Committee after rejecting an amendment that would have restored the prior definition and exempted a juvenile facility (Martin Hall).
The Senate Human Services Committee on March 30 voted to forward engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1232 to the Ways and Means Committee after rejecting an amendment that would have restored the existing statutory definition and preserved an exemption for certain juvenile facilities including Martin Hall.
Kelsey Anne Fung, committee staff counsel, summarized the bill as expanding the definition of private detention facilities regardless of for‑profit status and modifying operational…
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