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This bill amends the Public Higher Education Act to establish minimum hourly wage requirements for employees at public higher education institutions. Specifically, the bill defines "employees" as those providing educational support services, including custodial, transportation, food service, teaching assistant, and administrative staff roles. The bill mandates progressive minimum hourly rates: $22 for the 2025-2026 academic year, $23 for the 2026-2027 academic year, and $24 for the 2027-2028 academic year. After 2028, the minimum hourly rate will be automatically adjusted annually based on the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as published by the U.S. Department of Labor. This means that if the CPI-U shows an inflation rate of, for example, 3% in a given year, the minimum hourly rate would also increase by 3% for the subsequent academic year. The bill aims to ensure that support staff at public higher education institutions receive wages that keep pace with the cost of living.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3158&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104