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Committee debates draft resolution backing Hochul mental‑hygiene changes; implementation concerns voiced
Summary
Tompkins County Public Safety Committee members debated a draft resolution supporting Gov. Hochul’s proposed amendments to the state Mental Hygiene Law that would expand involuntary treatment authority. Members split on whether expanded authority is needed before local treatment capacity exists.
Tompkins County’s Public Safety Committee spent substantial time on Feb. 25 discussing a draft resolution (Doc ID 13132) expressing support for Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed amendments to New York’s Mental Hygiene Law to expand avenues for involuntary treatment.
Chair Legislator Rich John — the resolution’s sponsor — said current law is “too restrictive” to help people with severe mental illness and substance use disorders who repeatedly cycle through emergency departments, the jail and the street. “For a very small segment of our population, involuntary treatment is…
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