Task force narrows privacy language, authorizes a privacy and civil‑liberties work group
Task force debated privacy protections across multiple recommendations and agreed to a consolidated privacy paragraph plus language authorizing the state program to establish a privacy and civil‑liberties work group to develop safeguards consistent with task force recommendations.
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Privacy and civil‑liberties concerns dominated much of the meeting as members discussed how recommendations should limit use of information collected through hotlines, referral systems, and behavioral threat reporting. Jay Garrison argued the recommendations should "protect confidentiality while expressly preserving those obligations," clarifying that exceptions should remain for "imminent serious harm" and mandatory reporting. He added that the edits should prevent help‑seeking calls from being used as a source for unrelated enforcement or long‑term disclosure to immigration authorities.
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