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This bill, titled the Human Services Workforce Sustainability Act, aims to increase funding for human services organizations to better compensate their employees. It requires several state agencies, including the Departments of Human Services, Children and Family Services, Juvenile Justice, and Public Health, to compare funding awarded to contracted human services organizations in State Fiscal Years 2026 and 2021 by June 30, 2027, to determine any percentage change. Based on this comparison, these agencies must then calculate the total additional funding needed to ensure that grants awarded in State Fiscal Year 2028 are at least 25% higher than those awarded in State Fiscal Year 2021. The bill also outlines provisions for implementing these increased grant amounts, which are subject to available funding, and mandates further percentage increases starting in State Fiscal Year 2029. Contracted human services organizations receiving these increased funds will have expenditure and certification requirements, ensuring at least 70% of the increase goes towards improving worker wages and benefits, with the remaining 30% or less usable at the organization's discretion. The Department of Central Management Services will oversee the implementation of this Act, including hiring a Director of Human Services Wage Equity. The bill also defines key terms like "Consumer Price Index" (CPI), which measures inflation, and "grantee," referring to organizations receiving state funding. The Act takes effect on July 1, 2026.

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https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2883&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104