SB2781 | Illinois 2015-2016 | HOMEMAKER SRVCS-WAGE INCREASES

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On July 31, 2016 in the Senate:

Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

On May 27, 2016 in the Senate:

Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016

On May 13, 2016 in the Senate:

Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 27, 2016

On April 22, 2016 in the Senate:

Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 13, 2016

On April 20, 2016 in the Senate:

Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2016

On April 6, 2016 in the Senate:

Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 006-003-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016

On April 5, 2016 in the Senate:

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

On March 16, 2016 in the Senate:

Postponed - Human Services

On March 1, 2016 in the Senate:

Assigned to Human Services

On February 17, 2016 in the Senate:

Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul
First Reading
Referred to Assignments

Senate Amendment 001

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In a provision concerning the Community Care Program, establishes the following rate increases for the purpose of increasing the wages paid by vendors to their employees who provide homemaker services: on July 1, 2016, rates shall be increased to $19.23 per hour, for the purpose of increasing wages by at least $1.25 per hour; on July 1, 2017, rates shall be increased to $21.32 per hour, for the purpose of increasing wages by at least $1.25 per hour; on July 1, 2018, rates shall be increased to $23.41 per hour, for the purpose of increasing wages by at least $1.25 per hour; and on July 1, 2019, rates shall be increased to $25.08 per hour, for the purpose of increasing wages by at least $1 per hour. Requires the Department to pay an enhanced rate under the Community Care Program to those in-home service provider agencies that offer health insurance coverage as a benefit to their direct service worker employees consistent with the mandates of Public Act 95-713; and that for State fiscal year 2017, the enhanced rate shall be $1.77 per hour and shall be adjusted using actuarial analysis based on the cost of care, but shall not be set below $1.77 per hour. Effective July 1, 2016.