Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that rates and minimum mandated wage increases for homemaker services shall be, at minimum, a rate of $24.96 as of July 1, 2021 to sustain a minimum wage of $15 per hour. Requires rates in subsequent State fiscal years to be no lower than the rates in effect on July 1, 2021. Provides that providers of in-home services shall be required to certify to the Department on Aging that they remain in compliance with the mandated wage increase for direct service workers. Provides that fringe benefits, including, but not limited to, paid time off and payment for training, health insurance, travel, or transportation, shall not be reduced in relation to the rate increases described in the amendatory Act. Effective July 1, 2021.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-05-03 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
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| Introduced | 2021-02-26 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
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