Illinois · House Bill 4962 · 103rd General Assembly

DHFS-DHS-DIRECT SUPPORT WAGE

HB 4962 Sponsored by Maurice A. West, II Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 7, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 7, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish reimbursement rates that build toward livable wages for front-line personnel in residential and day programs and service coordination agencies serving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides that for community-based providers serving persons with intellectual…

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Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish reimbursement rates that build toward livable wages for front-line personnel in residential and day programs and service coordination agencies serving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides that for community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, subject to federal approval, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after July 1, 2024 shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $3.00 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2024 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support professionals, at the U.S. Department of Labor's average wage as defined, by rule, by the Department. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for ID/DD facilities and MC/DD facilities, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after July 1, 2024, shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $3.00 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2024 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support professionals, at the U.S. Department of Labor's average wage as defined, by rule, by the Department. Requires the same increase for front-line personnel employed at community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Departments of Human Services and Healthcare and Family Services emergency rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.

Every action

19 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee · House Approp-Health & Human Services
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
  6. HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 24, 2024
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  5. HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 27, 2024
  6. HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2024
  7. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 10 cosponsors: 10 Democrats.

All 10 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.