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Introduced
02/05/2025
02/05/2025
In Committee
03/21/2025
03/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services, to file an amendment to the Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities that shall include an increase in the rate methodology sufficient to provide for a wage rate of 150% of the statewide, regional, or local minimum wage for services delivered on or after January 1, 2026, for all direct support personnel and all other frontline personnel who are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage increases and who work in residential and community day services settings. Provides that for services delivered on or after January 1, 2026, the rates shall include adjustments to employment-related expenses as defined by rule by the Department of Human Services. Requires the Department of Human Services to adopt rules, including emergency rules, to implement the rate increases. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to submit a Title XIX State Plan amendment to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that shall include an increase in the rate methodology sufficient to provide for a wage rate of 150% of the statewide, regional, or local minimum wage for services delivered on or after January 1, 2026, for all direct support personnel and all other frontline personnel at ID/DD and MC/DD facilities. Provides that the State Plan amendment shall provide wage increases for all residential non-executive direct care staff. Effective immediately.
AI Summary
This bill amends existing laws to increase wages for direct support personnel and frontline workers in facilities serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) across Illinois. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services, to file an amendment to the Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Program that would increase wage rates to 150% of the statewide, regional, or local minimum wage, effective January 1, 2026. This wage increase applies to all direct support personnel and frontline personnel working in residential and community day services settings who are not already subject to Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage increases. The bill also mandates that rates include increases for non-executive direct care staff to match the federal Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage, and allows for adjustments to employment-related expenses. The legislation provides for emergency rulemaking to implement these changes and is part of a ongoing effort to improve compensation for workers in the developmental disabilities service sector. The bill aims to address workforce challenges and provide more competitive wages for essential workers who support individuals with developmental disabilities.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (15)
Laura Faver Dias (D)*,
Diane Blair-Sherlock (D),
Mary Beth Canty (D),
Mary Gill (D),
Nicolle Grasse (D),
Norma Hernandez (D),
Lilian Jiménez (D),
Joyce Mason (D),
Yolonda Morris (D),
Michelle Mussman (D),
Kevin Olickal (D),
Abdelnasser Rashid (D),
Nabeela Syed (D),
Maurice West (D),
Janet Yang Rohr (D),
Last Action
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (on 04/22/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2788&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB2788.htm |
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