Bill Status of HB 444   96th General Assembly

Short Description:  DPT AGING-COMMUNITY CARE-RATES

House Sponsors
Rep. Esther Golar, Michael K. Smith, William Davis, Mike Boland, Careen M. Gordon and Kenneth Dunkin

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 105/4.02from Ch. 23, par. 6104.02

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that beginning July 1, 2009, a vendor of home care aide services or personal assistant services is entitled to a rate increase of $1.32 per hour if (i) the vendor uses at least $0.70 of that increase to increase the wages of home care aides and personal assistants and (ii) the vendor uses an additional $0.13 of that increase for health insurance assistance for home care aides and personal assistants. Provides that a vendor that receives this increase must submit to the Department proof that the vendor has increased home care aides' and personal assistants' wages by at least $0.70 per hour and used the additional $0.13 per hour for health insurance assistance for home care aides and personal assistants. Provides that a vendor may submit this proof by either an audited supplemental to the Direct Service Workers cost report or proof of the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. Effective July 1, 2009.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning assisted living and noninstitutional services.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/4/2009HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar
  2/4/2009HouseFirst Reading
  2/4/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/9/2009HouseAssigned to Executive Committee
  2/19/2009HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
  2/20/2009HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
  2/23/2009HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
  2/24/2009HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  2/24/2009HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
  2/25/2009HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee
  2/25/2009HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
  2/25/2009HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000
  2/25/2009HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  2/27/2009HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon
  3/31/2009HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
  3/31/2009HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
  4/1/2009HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/1/2009HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  4/3/2009HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
  4/3/2009HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

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