GOP lawmakers pushing for more service hours for those living in group homes – Center Square

The plan is to cut 2.5 million Direct Support Professional workers' service hours in group homes where approximately 10,000 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities live. "We haven't had quality workers in these homes in the past, where rapes have occurred, or we find a resident sitting in the middle of the highway, there are problems all over the board," state Rep. Charlie Meier said. "The extra hours and extra workers would be good."