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IL HB2695

IL HB2695
DHS-EQUITABLE PAY ACT

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Introduced
02/04/2025
In Committee
03/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

104th General Assembly

Bill Summary

Creates the Human Services Equitable Pay Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to commission a Human Services Compensation Study on the rate of compensation, including wages and benefits, of positions funded by the Department of Human Services and how they compare to similar positions in the human services sector in Illinois and nationally. Requires the study to include an analysis of wage and benefit levels in different settings and for different education levels, including a comparison of compensation for: (1) State employees; (2) human service providers; and (3) for-profit private sector employees with similar roles and titles. Requires the study to be completed and submitted to the Human Services Compensation Task Force by June 30, 2026. Requires the Department to establish the Human Services Compensation Task Force on or before December 31, 2025. Provides that members shall be appointed by the Governor and shall include at least 3 BIPOC executive directors of community-based human service organizations and 2 co-chairs. Requires the Task Force to provide, on or before December 1, 2026, a report to the General Assembly and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget that includes: (i) recommendations on how to strengthen recruitment and retention of human services workers employed by human services providers that have contracts with the State; (ii) recommended rate levels; and (iii) a proposed schedule to increase rates to the recommended rate levels by July 1, 2030. Requires the Department to submit annual reports to the Task Force and the General Assembly that includes salary disparities between professionals employed by human services providers in the Department and comparable employees contracted with the State agency for the delivery of human services, the amount needed to be annually appropriated to the Department in order to reduce such salary disparities, and other matters. Effective immediately.

AI Summary

This bill creates the Human Services Equitable Pay Act, which aims to address compensation disparities in the human services sector. The bill requires the Department of Human Services to commission a comprehensive compensation study by June 30, 2026, analyzing wages and benefits for state employees, human service providers, and private sector employees with similar roles. The study will break down compensation levels by race, ethnicity, and organizational leadership, and identify comparable job roles across different settings. The bill establishes a Human Services Compensation Task Force, appointed by the Governor, with at least three BIPOC executive directors and diverse representation from human services organizations, unions, and professionals. By December 1, 2026, the Task Force must submit a report to the General Assembly with recommendations for improving worker recruitment and retention, suggested rate levels to address wage disparities, and a schedule to implement rate increases by July 1, 2030. Additionally, the Department must submit annual reports detailing salary disparities, recommended funding increases, and the total amounts paid to human services providers to improve employee compensation. The bill defines key terms like BIPOC, human services providers, and professionals to ensure clarity and scope of its provisions.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (9)

Last Action

Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (on 09/11/2025)

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