Chair says DOC will run interim competency-restoration program while permanent forensic facility is planned

The Chair of the House Judiciary Committee told members the committee is moving toward language that would allow the Department of Corrections to run a forensic and competency-restoration program as an interim measure while a permanent forensic facility is being developed. The Chair said the provisions affecting sections 2, 4 and 5 would be inserted with a sunset in July 2029 and that provisions scheduled for July 1 would take effect on that date.