Illinois House Bill 4872 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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 the Department shall increase rates and reimbursements so that by July 1, 2020 direct support persons wages shall be increased by $2 per hour, and so that other front-line personnel earn a commensurate wage. Requires the Department to increase rates and reimbursements in effect on January 1, 2020 for community-based providers for persons with developmental disabilities in order to fund, at a minimum, a $2 per hour wage increase. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for facilities ID/DD facilities and MC/DD facilities, the rates taking effect within 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall include an increase sufficient to provide a $2 per hour wage increase for non-executive front-line personnel, including, but not limited to, other specified staff and support personnel. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to increase the rates for ID/DD facilities and MC/DD facilities taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2020 to provide a minimum $2 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on December 30, 2019. Requires the Department to increase rates and reimbursements in effect on January 1, 2020 for community-based providers for persons with developmental disabilities in order to fund a minimum $2 per hour wage increase. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that the Departments of Human Services and Healthcare and Family Services may adopt emergency rules. Effective immediately.

DHFS-DHS-DIRECT SUPPORT WAGE

Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]	Rep. Yehiel Kalish [D]	Sen. John Connor [D]	Rep. Daniel Didech [D]
Rep. Sam Yingling [D]	Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Sen. Michael Halpin [D]	Rep. Anna Moeller [D]
Rep. Mark Walker [D]	Rep. Jay Hoffman [D]	Rep. Jonathan Pizer [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-23	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-17	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
2020-02-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer
2020-02-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
2020-02-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
2020-02-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2020-02-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
2020-02-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2020-02-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
2020-02-19	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
2020-02-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
2020-02-18	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-02-18	House	First Reading
2020-02-11	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	1705	55.5	New Code	See Bill Text
20	1705	74	Amended Code	Citation Text
305	5	5-5.4	Amended Code	Citation Text
305	5	5-5.4i	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	100	5-45.1	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4872&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB4872.htm