Illinois Senate Bill 1148 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-3)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall establish reimbursement rates that build toward livable wages for front-line personnel in residential and day programs and service coordination agencies serving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities under the Act, including, but not limited to, intermediate care for the developmentally disabled facilities, medically complex for the developmentally disabled facilities, community-integrated living arrangements, community day services, employment, and other residential and day programs for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities supported by State funds or funding under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act. Provides that on or before July 1, 2019, the Department shall increase rates and reimbursements and on or before that date, direct support persons shall earn a base wage of not less than $5.25 per hour above the highest applicable federal, State, county, or municipal minimum wage, and on or before that date, other front-line personnel shall earn a commensurate wage. Provides that on or before July 1, 2021, the Department shall increase rates and reimbursements and on or before that date, direct support persons shall earn a base wage of not less than $6.75 per hour above the highest applicable federal, State, county, or municipal minimum Wage, and on or before July 1, 2021, other front-line personnel shall earn a commensurate wage. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

MHDDAA-DEV DISABIL WORKER WAGE

Sen. Heather Steans [D]	Sen. Andy Manar [D]	Sen. Cristina Castro [D]	Sen. Iris Martinez [D]
Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]	Sen. Thomas Cullerton [D]	Sen. Don Harmon [D]	Sen. Robert Peters [D]
Sen. Ann Gillespie [D]	Sen. Omar Aquino [D]	Sen. Elgie Sims [D]	Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]
Sen. Susan Rezin [R]	Sen. Neil Anderson [R]	Sen. Pat McGuire [D]	Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant [D]
Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]	Sen. John Curran [R]	Sen. Rachelle Crowe [D]	Sen. Linda Holmes [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2019-05-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
2019-05-01	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
2019-04-29	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
2019-04-09	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2019-04-05	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
2019-04-01	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
2019-04-01	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
2019-03-29	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2019-03-28	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2019-03-26	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
2019-03-26	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2019-03-25	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2019-03-22	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019
2019-03-14	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2019-03-13	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
2019-03-13	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2019-03-13	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
2019-03-12	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
2019-03-08	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
2019-03-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
2019-03-06	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
2019-02-13	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations I
2019-02-05	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2019-02-05	Senate	First Reading
2019-02-05	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1148&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1148.htm