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Introduced
09/22/2025
09/22/2025
In Committee
02/04/2026
02/04/2026
Crossed Over
10/28/2025
10/28/2025
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Urges the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Pritzker Administration to delay cuts to Direct Service Professional (DSP) service hours set to begin January 1,2026, until such time as the State is prepared to implement the "Zero Hour" Staffing Model, to protect the services depended on by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).
AI Summary
This joint resolution urges the Illinois Department of Human Services and Governor Pritzker's administration to postpone planned cuts to Direct Service Professional (DSP) service hours scheduled for January 1, 2026, for Community Integrated Living Arrangements (CILAs), which are group homes serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The resolution highlights that these cuts would eliminate $11.2 million in funding, potentially threatening care quality and compliance with federal home and community-based services regulations. The proposed delay is intended to allow time for implementing the "Zero Hour" Staffing Model, a comprehensive approach that would fund staff 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and add 2.4 million DSP service hours to the system. The resolution is grounded in the context of the state's ongoing Ligas Consent Decree, which requires expanded community-based services for individuals with I/DD, and follows a 2020 Guidehouse Rate Study that outlined necessary rate changes. By urging this delay, the resolution aims to prevent system destabilization and ensure continued support for vulnerable individuals with the most intensive care needs.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (38)
Laura Faver Dias (D)*,
Adriane Johnson (D)*,
Carol Ammons (D),
Dee Avelar (D),
Diane Blair-Sherlock (D),
Amy Briel (D),
Jason Bunting (R),
Kelly Cassidy (D),
Sharon Chung (D),
Michael Crawford (D),
Fred Crespo (D),
C.D. Davidsmeyer (R),
Lisa Davis (D),
Martha Deuter (D),
Mary Gill (D),
Nicolle Grasse (D),
Jackie Haas (R),
Matt Hanson (D),
Norma Hernandez (D),
Maura Hirschauer (D),
Jay Hoffman (D),
Lilian Jiménez (D),
Gregg Johnson (D),
Michael Kelly (D),
Nicole La Ha (R),
Lindsey LaPointe (D),
Camille Lilly (D),
Theresa Mah (D),
Natalie Manley (D),
Charlie Meier (R),
Suzanne Ness (D),
Kevin Olickal (D),
Abdelnasser Rashid (D),
Dan Swanson (R),
Nabeela Syed (D),
Dave Vella (D),
Maurice West (D),
Janet Yang Rohr (D),
Last Action
Referred to Assignments (on 02/04/2026)
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