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IL HB2776

IL HB2776
AGING-HOMEMAKER SERVICES-WAGES


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Introduced
02/14/2019
In Committee
03/29/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
101st General Assembly

Bill Summary

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that the rates and minimum mandated wage increases for homemaker services shall be, at a minimum, as of January 1, 2019, a rate of $19.96 per hour, for a minimum wage of $12 per hour, and as of July 1, 2019, a rate of $21.64 per hour for a minimum wage of $13 per hour. Provides that rates in future State fiscal years shall be no lower than the rates in effect on July 1, 2019. Provides that in-home service provider agencies shall be required to certify to the Department on Aging that they are in compliance with the mandated wage increase for direct service workers. Provides that fringe benefits, including, but not limited to, any paid time off, payment for training, health insurance, travel, or transportation payment, shall not be reduced in relation to these rate increases. Effective immediately.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Illinois Act on the Aging to provide that the rates and minimum mandated wage increases for homemaker services shall be, at a minimum, $19.96 per hour with a minimum wage of $12 per hour as of January 1, 2019, and $21.64 per hour with a minimum wage of $13 per hour as of July 1, 2019. The rates in future state fiscal years shall be no lower than the rates in effect on July 1, 2019. In-home service provider agencies must certify to the Department on Aging that they are in compliance with the mandated wage increase for direct service workers, and fringe benefits shall not be reduced in relation to these rate increases. The bill is effective immediately.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (71)

Jaime Andrade (D)* Carol Ammons (D),  Luis Arroyo (D),  Monica Bristow (D),  Kam Buckner (D),  Jonathan Carroll (D),  Kelly Cassidy (D),  Linda Chapa LaVia (D),  John Connor (D),  Deborah Conroy (D),  Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D),  Terra Costa Howard (D),  John D'Amico (D),  William Davis (D),  Anthony DeLuca (D),  Dan Didech (D),  Mary Edly-Allen (D),  Marcus Evans (D),  Sara Feigenholtz (D),  Mary Flowers (D),  La Shawn Ford (D),  Robyn Gabel (D),  Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D),  Jehan Gordon-Booth (D),  LaToya Greenwood (D),  Will Guzzardi (D),  Mike Halpin (D),  Sonya Harper (D),  Barbara Hernandez (D),  Lisa Hernandez (D),  Jay Hoffman (D),  Frances Hurley (D),  Thaddeus Jones (D),  Yehiel Kalish (D),  Stephanie Kifowit (D),  Camille Lilly (D),  Theresa Mah (D),  Natalie Manley (D),  Rob Martwick (D),  Joyce Mason (D),  Rita Mayfield (D),  Debbie Meyers-Martin (D),  Anna Moeller (D),  Bob Morgan (D),  Marty Moylan (D),  Michelle Mussman (D),  Aarón Ortíz (D),  Diane Pappas (D),  Jonathan Pizer (D),  Delia Ramirez (D),  Bob Rita (D),  Lamont Robinson (D),  Justin Slaughter (D),  Nick Smith (D),  Anne Stava-Murray (D),  Katie Stuart (D),  Curtis Tarver (D),  André Thapedi (D),  Arthur Turner (D),  Karina Villa (D),  Celina Villanueva (D),  Mark Walker (D),  Larry Walsh (D),  Chris Welch (D),  David Welter (R),  Maurice West (D),  Ann Williams (D),  Kathleen Willis (D),  Lance Yednock (D),  Sam Yingling (D),  Michael Zalewski (D), 

Last Action

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer (on 05/21/2020)

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