Illinois House Bill 3255 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall increase rates and reimbursements so that on or before July 1, 2017 direct service personnel in residential and day programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities earn a starting wage of not less than $13 per hour. On or before July l, 2015 rates shall increase to fund a $1 per hour increase. Provides that on or before January 1, 2016 rates shall increase to fund an additional $1 per hour increase. On or before July 1, 2016 rates shall increase to fund an additional $1 per hour increase. Provides that on or before January 1, 2017 rates shall increase to fund an additional $0.65 per hour increase. Defines "direct service personnel". Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the amount of the payment rate for all nursing facilities certified by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled or long term care for under age 22 facilities shall increase to fund: (1) a $1 per hour increase on or before July 1, 2015; (2) an additional $1 per hour increase on or before January 1, 2016; (3) an additional $1 per hour increase on or before July l, 2016; and (4) an increase to fund an additional $0.65 per hour increase on or before January l, 2017. Effective immediately.

DIRECT SERVICE PERSONNEL WAGE

Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2015-03-10	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
2015-02-25	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-02-25	House	First Reading
2015-02-25	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	1705	55.5	New Code	See Bill Text
305	5	5-5.4i	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3255&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB3255.htm