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House advances bill to make vulnerable‑adults monitoring program permanent
Summary
Lawmakers recommended SB 13‑56 as amended, a measure to make a monitoring and data‑collection program for persons with developmental disabilities permanent and improve oversight of health and safety risks, citing work from the Vulnerable Adults Committee and the Arizona Center for Disability Law.
The Committee of the Whole recommended that Senate Bill 13‑56 as amended do pass. The measure was described on the floor as the product of work by the Vulnerable Adults Committee and the Arizona Center for Disability Law, the state's designated advocacy organization for people with developmental disabilities.
Representative Blaise, speaking in favor, said the bill would make the monitoring program permanent and that monitoring and data collection would identify risks to the health and safety of persons with complex needs. "We found that there's a lot of risks to the health and safety of persons with complex needs," Blaise said, and made the case that better data should improve outcomes.
The committee amendment was adopted and the committee’s recommendation to report the bill as amended was approved and sent forward.
Ending: SB 13‑56 advances as amended for further House action; the record shows committee sponsorship and adoption of the amendment.
