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Debate over contracting and scope of community inclusion services divides families and counties
Summary
Representative Tanya Levitt said House Bill 1158 was drafted in response to decades of requests from families for more and better day habilitation and community activities.
Representative Tanya Levitt (sponsor) told the committee House Bill 1158 responds to long-standing family requests for more meaningful, reliable community-based day services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
"House Bill 1158 comes to us from many families in Pierce County and beyond who have been asking for decades for services for their family members," Representative Levitt said, describing the bill as an effort to expand access to community-based activities beyond current options.
Committee staff explained community inclusion currently is contracted by the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) through counties, and…
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