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Lawmakers consider removing statutory reference to Community Protection Program amid complaints it traps participants
Summary
House Bill 1390 would repeal statutory language referencing the Community Protection Program (CPP), a DDA waiver for people judged to pose risk to others; supporters including the DD Ombuds and family members said the program has been coercive with low graduation rates, while DDA and defenders emphasized continuity of services must remain.
Representative Roger Goodman presented House Bill 1390, a Department of Social and Health Services request bill that would remove the Community Protection Program (CPP) from statute and allow DDA to restructure services for participants.
"I was a little hesitant to sponsor this bill when I saw we're repealing the community protection program," Representative Roger Goodman said, explaining the proposal is an agency-request bill intended to modernize and remove statutory language governing a waiver program created to serve adults…
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