We’re at a crucial moment in the fight to save the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPA) from being transitioned to a single Fiscal Intermediary, PPL.

Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins's office: 1-518-455-2585

Assembly Speaker Heastie's office: 1-518-455-3791

CALL SCRIPT FOR GOVERNOR HOCHUL:

My name is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY/TOWN]. I'm calling to urge [GOVERNOR HOCHUL/SPEAKER HEASTIE] to defend home care workers and consumers who are imminently at risk due to the state’s rushed transition of CDPAP to PPL. She must delay the transition deadline, or thousands of people will lose their home care and jobs.

The transition to PPL concerns me because... [XXX].

So far, the transition to PPL has been a disaster. In the past three months, less than half of CDPAP’s 280,000 consumers have completed their registration, and estimates are that less than 10% of the 425,000 Personal Assistants in the program have enrolled. Last week, CDPAP’s online enrollment system crashed with an error message reading “too many requests”, and PPL’s phone lines have been jammed for weeks.

I'm calling on Governor Hochul to heed the court’s recent Temporary Restraining Order ruling as a clear warning sign. The fundamental flaws in the CDPAP plan can’t be fixed with minor fixes or short delays, and she must pass a substantial delay to the transition timeline, convene all stakeholders for meaningful input, thoroughly examine the many systematic issues with this plan, and develop a responsible approach that truly protects consumers and workers.

So far, the transition to PPL has been a disaster. In the past three months, less than half of CDPAP’s 280,000 consumers have completed their registration, and estimates are that less than 10% of the 425,000 Personal Assistants in the program have enrolled. Last week, CDPAP’s online enrollment system crashed with an error message reading “too many requests”, and PPL’s phone lines have been jammed for weeks.

Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins must heed the court’s ruling as a clear warning sign. The fundamental flaws in Hochul’s CDPAP plan can’t be fixed with minor fixes or short delays.

State leadership must pass a substantial delay to the transition timeline, convene all stakeholders for meaningful input, thoroughly examine the many systematic issues with this plan, and develop a responsible approach that truly protects consumers and workers.

We know and appreciate that the Majority Leader has been fighting for us behind the scenes. Will Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins be public about her support for a TRUE delay to this transition?

CALL SCRIPT FOR SPEAKER HEASTIE:

My name is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY/TOWN]. I'm calling to urge Speaker Heastie to defend home care workers and consumers who are imminently at risk due to the state’s rushed transition of CDPAP to PPL. He must delay the transition deadline, or thousands of people will lose their home care and jobs.

The transition to PPL concerns me because... [XXX].

So far, the transition to PPL has been a disaster. In the past three months, less than half of CDPAP’s 280,000 consumers have completed their registration, and estimates are that less than 10% of the 425,000 Personal Assistants in the program have enrolled. Last week, CDPAP’s online enrollment system crashed with an error message reading “too many requests”, and PPL’s phone lines have been jammed for weeks.

Speaker Heastie must heed the court’s recent Temporary Restraining Order ruling as a clear warning sign. The fundamental flaws in the CDPAP plan can’t be fixed with minor fixes or short delays, and state leadership must pass a substantial delay to the transition timeline, convene all stakeholders for meaningful input, thoroughly examine the many systematic issues with this plan, and develop a responsible approach that truly protects consumers and workers.