Illinois Senate Bill 2781 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-0)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-31 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In a provision concerning the Community Care Program, establishes the following rate increases for the purpose of increasing the wages paid by vendors to their employees who provide homemaker services: on July 1, 2016, rates shall be increased to $19.27, for the purpose of increasing wages by at least $1.25 per hour; on July 1, 2017, rates shall be increased to $21.39, for the purpose of increasing wages by at least $1.25 per hour; on July 1, 2018, rates shall be increased to $23.52, for the purpose of increasing wages by at least $1.25 per hour; and on July 1, 2019, rates shall be increased to $25.22, for the purpose of increasing wages by at least $1 per hour. Requires the Department to pay an enhanced rate under the Community Care Program to those in-home service provider agencies that offer health insurance coverage as a benefit to their direct service worker employees consistent with the mandates of Public Act 95-713; and that for State fiscal year 2017, the enhanced rate shall be $1.77 per hour and shall be adjusted using actuarial analysis based on the cost of care. Effective July 1, 2016.

HOMEMAKER SRVCS-WAGE INCREASES

Sen. Kwame Raoul [D]	Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]	Sen. Patricia Van Pelt [D]	Sen. Toi Hutchinson [D]
Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]	Sen. Daniel Biss [D]	Sen. Heather Steans [D]	Sen. John Mulroe [D]
Sen. James Clayborne [D]	Sen. Antonio Munoz [D]	Sen. William Delgado [D]	Sen. Martin Sandoval [D]
Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]	Sen. Ira Silverstein [D]	Sen. Andy Manar [D]	Sen. Don Harmon [D]
Sen. Iris Martinez [D]	Sen. Melinda Bush [D]	Sen. Michael Hastings [D]	Sen. Emil Jones [D]
Sen. Laura Murphy [D]	Sen. Donne Trotter [D]	Sen. Julie Morrison [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-31	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2016-05-30	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2016-05-27	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016
2016-05-17	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
2016-05-13	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 27, 2016
2016-05-05	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2016-05-03	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
2016-05-03	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2016-04-22	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 13, 2016
2016-04-20	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2016
2016-04-20	Senate	Second Reading
2016-04-19	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
2016-04-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2016-04-11	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
2016-04-06	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
2016-04-06	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016
2016-04-06	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 006-003-000
2016-04-05	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2016-04-05	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2016-04-05	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
2016-04-05	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2016-04-05	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul
2016-03-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2016-03-17	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
2016-03-16	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
2016-03-09	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
2016-03-04	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
2016-03-02	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
2016-03-02	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
2016-03-01	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2016-03-01	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
2016-03-01	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
2016-03-01	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
2016-02-29	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
2016-02-29	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
2016-02-18	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2016-02-17	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2016-02-17	Senate	First Reading
2016-02-17	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	105	4.02	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2781&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB2781.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB2781sam001.htm