IL SB3399 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-15 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to 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. Provides that for community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, subject to federal approval, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after July 1, 2024 shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $3.00 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2024 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support professionals, at the U.S. Department of Labor's average wage as defined, by rule, by the Department. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for ID/DD facilities and MC/DD facilities, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after July 1, 2024, shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $3.00 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2024 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support professionals, at the U.S. Department of Labor's average wage as defined, by rule, by the Department. Requires the same increase for front-line personnel employed at community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Departments of Human Services and Healthcare and Family Services emergency rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.

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Title

DHFS-DHS-DIRECT SUPPORT WAGE

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-05-15SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2024-05-15SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
2024-05-07SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
2024-05-03SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2024-04-16SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
2024-04-05SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
2024-03-28SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
2024-03-15SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
2024-03-07SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2024-03-07SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
2024-02-20SenateAssigned to Appropriations - Health and Human Services
2024-02-08SenateReferred to Assignments
2024-02-08SenateFirst Reading
2024-02-08SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
20170555.5New CodeSee Bill Text
20170574Amended CodeCitation Text
30555-5.4Amended CodeCitation Text
30555-5.4iAmended CodeCitation Text
51005-45.55New CodeSee Bill Text

Illinois State Sources


Bill Comments

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