Illinois Senate Bill 2335 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-10 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments 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, 2021 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, 2021 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 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, 2021 to provide a minimum $2 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on January 1, 2021. Requires the Department to increase rates and reimbursements in effect on January 1, 2021 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. Effective immediately.

DHFS-DHS-DIRECT SUPPORT WAGE

Sen. Celina Villanueva [D]

Sen. John Connor [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2022-01-05	Senate	To Appropriations- Human Services
2022-01-05	Senate	Re-assigned to Appropriations
2021-04-29	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
2021-04-16	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2021-03-23	Senate	To Appropriations- Human Services
2021-03-23	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations
2021-02-26	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-02-26	Senate	First Reading
2021-02-26	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva

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	5-45.8	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2335&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB2335.htm