Bill Text: IL SB2536 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Veto Message
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires all non-relative providers in the child care assistance program for the first time to participate in comprehensive orientation and pre-service trainings covering health and safety matters appropriate to a home-based setting within 6 months after the non-relative provider begins providing services under the child care assistance program. Provides that non-relative providers shall be paid $15 per hour for their attendance and time spent at mandatory orientation and pre-service trainings and that there shall be no charge for non-relative providers to attend mandatory orientation and pre-service trainings. Provides that relative providers shall be encouraged, but not required, to attend orientation and pre-service trainings, and shall be paid the same amount as non-relative providers. Requires orientations to be offered in person, no less than 6 times per year in each service delivery area; and requires the Department of Human Services to provide orientations and pre-service trainings in reasonably convenient locations and to provide reasonable advance notice. Requires the State to contribute into a Taft-Hartley health fund for the purpose of providing health insurance to qualified home child care providers. Provides that for State fiscal year 2017, the rate shall be $587.69 per enrollee per month; and that for future fiscal years, the rate shall be adjusted as determined by actuarial analysis. Effective July 1, 2016.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-12-01 - Total Veto Stands [SB2536 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB2536-Veto_Message.html
July 22, 2016
To the Honorable Members of
The Illinois Senate,
99th General Assembly:
Today I return Senate Bill 2536, one of several bills backed by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Illinois & Indiana that would impose unaffordable obligations on the State’s taxpayers.
The bill concerns the Child Care Assistance Program operated by the Illinois Department of Human Services. Over the last decade, the program’s budget has ballooned over 70%, while enrollment dropped. In other words, we are already directing more and more of our scarce state resources to this program, but not serving more children as a result.
Undeterred by its past actions that have contributed to the poor fiscal state of the State, SEIU is asking for more, including additional training and health insurance premiums. Specifically, Senate Bill 2536 would mandate expensive orientation and annual training for childcare providers. The cost of that change alone would be additional $36 million per year. As with other bills advanced by SEIU, this legislation lacks funding to pay for this significant increase in the costs of this program.
Training and health insurance contributions are negotiated during collective bargaining. Negotiations for a new contract are ongoing. The parties will eventually resolve how much the State’s taxpayers should spend on training and health insurance for employees in the Child Care Assistance Program. Senate Bill 2536 is as unnecessary as it is unaffordable.
Therefore, pursuant to Section 9(b) of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return Senate Bill 2536 entitled “AN ACT concerning public aid”, with the foregoing objections, vetoed in its entirety.
Sincerely,
Bruce Rauner GOVERNOR
