DHFS-DHS-DIRECT SUPPORT WAGE House SponsorsRep. Lakesia Collins and Jenn Ladisch Douglass 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die 5 ILCS 100/5-45.35 new20 ILCS 1705/55.5 new20 ILCS 1705/74305 ILCS 5/5-5.4from Ch. 23, par. 5-5.4305 ILCS 5/5-5.4i 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, 2023 shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $4.00 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2023 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support personnel, 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, 2023, shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $4.00 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2023 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support personnel, 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. 2/17/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Lakesia Collins 2/17/2023HouseFirst Reading 2/17/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/28/2023HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee 3/9/2023HouseTo Medicaid & Managed Care Subcommittee 3/10/2023HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023 3/20/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass 5/19/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die