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m Hotel heiress Paris Hilton is throwing her support behind a California bill aimed at requiring residential treatment facilities to report to parents and the state government when they use restraints or seclusion rooms in disciplining minors. Hilton has traveled to Washington, D.C., and Utah to push for similar regulations. "As a survivor of the Troubled Teen Industry, I am proud to partner with (Republican) Sen. Shannon Grove . to bring much-needed transparency to California youth facilities," Hilton said in a statement. She is set to testify in support of the legislation in Sacramento on April 15. Hilton, 43, has spoken out about mental and physical abuse she went through during her 11 months at the Provo Canyon School, a boarding school and youth treatment center in Utah. The California bill hopes to protect children and young adults housed in facilities licensed by the California Department of Social Services by mandating that the agency publish data on a public dashbo