Illinois Senate Bill 1431

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-10 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish a Certified Nursing Assistant Workforce Pipeline Program to recruit, support, and train individuals to work as certified nursing assistants at nursing facilities, with a focus on facilities in disadvantaged communities, those serving residents of color, and high-Medicaid facilities. Requires the program to be administered by a labor-management organization acting on behalf of a partnership between nursing facilities and a labor organization representing nursing home workers. Provides that the labor-management organization must demonstrate the ability to recruit, support, train, and place individuals in a career in healthcare with a specific focus on addressing the staff shortages at nursing facilities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Provides that the program must utilize a hybrid model of in-person and online instruction for both the lecture and simulation lab component of the nursing assistant curriculum. Requires program training and instruction to meet State and federal education regulations and to provide a pathway for participants to receive certification as nursing assistants. Provides that to ensure financial hardship is not a barrier to successful completion of the program, supportive services may be offered to program participants, including, but not limited to, monetary grants; childcare and transportation stipends; loaned computers, Internet access hotspots, and other digital supports; and academic coaching and counseling. Provides that the program may also provide wage supplements to program graduates. Provides that funds available through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 may be used to fund the program in accordance with the permitted purposes under the American Recovery Plan Act and all related federal guidance. Grants the Department rulemaking authority.

DHFS-NURSING ASSISTANT PRGRAM

Sen. Ram Villivalam [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2024-05-03	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
2024-04-19	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
2024-04-12	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 19, 2024
2024-03-22	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2024
2024-03-22	Senate	Second Reading
2024-03-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 22, 2024
2024-03-21	Senate	Do Pass Health and Human Services; 009-000-000
2024-03-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
2024-01-10	Senate	Re-assigned to Health and Human Services
2023-03-31	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-23	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 31, 2023
2023-03-22	Senate	Postponed - Health and Human Services
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023
2023-02-14	Senate	Assigned to Health and Human Services
2023-02-07	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-07	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-07	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
305	5	5-47	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1431&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1431.htm