The Arizona Legislature is in session looking at a variety of potential bills that will impact families throughout the state.

Candy Espino, MBA and Michelle Coldwell, MSW of the AZ Council of Human Service Providers attended the Coalition’s most recent board meeting on Feb. 24 to provide the Coalition with an update on potential bills making their way through the legislative process.

The Council is a 501(c)(6) membership association providing advocacy and support to more than 100 behavioral health, child welfare, juvenile justice, and whole person integrated health care organizations across Arizona, according to information provided on its website. These organizations range in size and scope and employ over 30,000 staff throughout more than 900 facilities and serve approximately 1 million community members across the state.

On its Facebook page it regularly provides ACTION ALERTS on the status of bills making their way through the legislature. It also provides a Legislative Action Center webpage that provides Request to Speak system, Find my Legislator and Live Proceeding links.

Coalition board member Laura Rosensweet, Community Impact Manager of Education Forward Arizona, also provided information how everyone can have a say so on those bills by signing onto and using the Request to Speak system.