
Sen.
Carlyle Begay, R-Ganado (District 7), also worked on this legislation in the
Arizona Senate. Hale expressed his gratitude to Begay and others who
contributed to improving the Arizona Advisory Council on Indian Health Care’s
representation of Native American communities.
“I want to
thank Sen. Begay, the Advisory Council, and the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
for their hard work on this essential expansion of Native American
representation on this advisory council,” Hale said. “I also appreciate all the
support my colleagues have shown for this issue.”
The bill
also clarifies the Council’s purpose, which is to provide Native American
governments and health care organizations a role in shaping the health care
laws and policies that affect the communities they serve. The council’s
website, with information about upcoming meetings, can be found here.
Gov. Ducey
signed the bill days after it won final passage in the legislature.
“I thank
the governor for signing this legislation,” Hale said. “The Arizona Advisory
Council on Indian Health Care can now be better connected to the communities it
serves.”
Hale will
retire from the Legislature this year, and during the final vote on this
measure, he told his colleagues that he has enjoyed the time he has spent
serving in both the House and the Senate.
“I’ve been
able to serve at the Legislature for 16 years, and I am grateful for that
time,” Hale said. “I am also happy to return to my community and looking
forward to the next chapter of my life.”
For more
information on HB 2312, or to read it in full, click here.
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Rep. Hale is an
enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. He was born in Ganado and raised in
Klagetoh, Arizona. He is Ashiihi (Salt), born for Todichiini (Bitter Water).
His maternal grandparents are Hanaghani (Walk About clan). His paternal
grandparents are Kiyanii (Tall House clan). He is a 1969 graduate of Fort
Wingate High School, a Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school located east of
Gallup, New Mexico. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Arizona State
University, Tempe, Arizona (1973), and a Juris Doctor degree from the
University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1977), and an honorary Juris Doctor degree
from Phoenix School of Law (2012). He is the former President of the
Navajo Nation.
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