Illinois House Bill 4616 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-04-11 - Rule 19(a) / 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 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, 2022 shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $3.50 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2022 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support personnel, 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, 2022, shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $3.50 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2022 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support personnel, 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.

DHFS-DHS-DIRECT SUPPORT WAGE

Rep. Marcus Evans [D]

Sen. Lakesia Collins [D]

Rep. Michelle Mussman [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-11	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2022-03-31	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 8, 2022
2022-03-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2022-03-10	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
2022-03-01	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) March 31, 2022
2022-03-01	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
2022-02-25	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2022-02-18	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) February 25, 2022
2022-02-01	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
2022-01-21	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2022-01-21	House	First Reading
2022-01-19	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

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	5-45.21	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4616&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB4616.htm