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Supporters seek time to refine competency restoration bill after fiscal concerns
Summary
Reverend Mark Pearson and mental-health advocates described HB 480, a proposal to establish forensic liaisons and contracted competency restoration services; sponsors asked the Senate to re-refer the bill for further drafting after a fiscal note they called excessive.
Reverend Mark Pearson told the Senate Judiciary Committee House Bill 480 seeks to establish programs and staff to restore competency to people charged with crimes but found incompetent to stand trial. Pearson said New Hampshire currently lacks a focused restoration program like those used in other states and that the bill would create two main mechanisms: hiring forensic liaisons and contracting with service providers to deliver competency restoration treatment.
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