Illinois · Senate Bill 3399 · 103rd General Assembly

DHFS-DHS-DIRECT SUPPORT WAGE

SB 3399 Sponsored by Celina Villanueva Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 8, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 8, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  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

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations - Health and Human Services · Senate Health and Human Services
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  7. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  2. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
  4. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  5. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
  8. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 7 Democrats.

All 7 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.