Illinois Senate Bill 2035

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-14 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Ensuring Essential Services Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to ensure the State meets its obligation to provide certain essential services for individuals with developmental disabilities at consistent quality levels in accordance with its waiver agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, all while allocating scarce taxpayer resources. Provides that any contract entered into between the Department of Human Services and an agency shall include a provision assuring the State of the uninterrupted delivery of the contracted-for services. Provides that such assurance shall provide that the agency has entered into a binding labor peace agreement with any labor organization that is the exclusive representative of the agency's frontline and direct support staff or, where no exclusive representation has been established, that the agency has or will enter into an agreement with any labor organization that seeks to become the agency's frontline and direct support staff's exclusive representative. Provides that the assurance shall become a condition of any contract entered into, renewed, or amended on or after the effective date of the Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to, no later than 90 days after the effective date of the Act, apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a waiver or State Plan amendment to allow implementation of the contracting requirements. Requires the Department of Human Services, no later than 60 days after the effective date of the Act, to adopt rules implementing the requirements of the Act. Contains provisions on contract requirements for Department of Human Services' contracts; enforcement of contractual assurances; remedial actions for noncompliance; and other matters. Effective June 1, 2023.

ENSURING ESSENTIAL SERVICES

Sen. Javier Cervantes [D]	Sen. Celina Villanueva [D]	Sen. Omar Aquino [D]	Sen. Robert Peters [D]
Sen. Ram Villivalam [D]	Sen. Adriane Johnson [D]	Sen. Karina Villa [D]	Sen. Mike Simmons [D]
Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D]	Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]	Sen. Emil Jones [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
2024-05-03	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2024-04-16	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2024-04-16	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2024-04-05	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
2024-03-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
2024-01-10	Senate	Re-assigned to Appropriations - Health and Human Services
2023-10-25	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
2023-10-24	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2023-10-24	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
2023-10-24	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
2023-10-24	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
2023-10-24	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
2023-10-24	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-02-21	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations - Health and Human Services
2023-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2035&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2035.htm