House Sponsors: MCGUIRE-SAVIANO-SCHAKOWSKY-FLOWERS-LEITCH, MCKEON, BOLAND, MOORE,EUGENE, SCOTT, GILES, FEIGENHOLTZ, HOLBROOK AND DAVIS,STEVE. Senate Sponsors: SYVERSON-OBAMA Short description: DAGE-VENDORS-ATTENDANTS-RATES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging by providing that beginning with fiscal year 1998 and fully implemented within 3 fiscal years and thereafter, the vendors of homemaker and chore housekeeper services shall receive a rate increase in a percentage equal to the percent increase in the federal minimum wage each time the federal minimum wage is increased. Amends the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act by providing that personal care attendants shall receive a percentage increase in wages equal to the percent increase in the federal minimum wage each time the federal minimum wage is increased. Effective July 1, 1997. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Aging) There would be an increase of $22,869,000; allowance of a 3-yr. phase-in period would reduce annual cost to $7,623,000. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Rehab. Services) FY98 cost would be $5.3 M and FY99 cost would be $7.0 M, assum- ing the minimum wage remains static after 9/1/97. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging to provide that beginning with fiscal year 1998 and fully implemented within 3 fiscal years, vendors of homemaker and chore housekeeper services shall receive a rate increase of 21%, and thereafter the vendors shall receive a rate increase in a percentage equal to the percent increase in the federal minimum wage. Amends the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act to provide that beginning with fiscal year 1998 and fully implemented within 3 fiscal years, personal care attendants shall receive a wage increase of 21%, and thereafter the attendants shall receive a wage increase in a percentage equal to the percent increase in the federal minimum wage. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status