AGING-HOMEMAKER SERVICES-RATES Senate SponsorsSen. Omar Aquino, Javier L. Cervantes, Robert Peters, Laura Fine, Ram Villivalam, Laura M. Murphy, Celina Villanueva, Rachel Ventura, Mike Porfirio, Adriane Johnson, Mary Edly-Allen, Paul Faraci, Michael W. Halpin, Willie Preston, David Koehler, Emil Jones, III, Karina Villa, Mike Simmons, Natalie Toro and Cristina Castro 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die 20 ILCS 105/4.02Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In a provision requiring the Department on Aging to require an annual audit from all personal assistant and home care aide vendors contracting with the Department, provides that the annual audit shall assure that each audited vendor's procedures are in compliance with the Department's financial reporting guidelines requiring an 80% or higher employee wage and benefits cost split and an administrative cost split of no more than 20% (rather than an administrative and employee wage and benefits cost split as defined in administrative rules). Provides that subject to federal approval, on and after January 1, 2025, rates for homemaker services shall be increased to $32.75 to sustain a minimum wage of $20 per hour for direct service workers. Provides that rates in subsequent State fiscal years shall be no lower than $32.75 upon federal approval. Requires providers of in-home services to be required to certify to the Department that they remain in compliance with the mandated wage increase for direct service workers. Provides that fringe benefits, including, but not limited to, paid time off and payment for training, health insurance, travel, or transportation, shall not be reduced in relation to the rate increases. Provides that subject to federal approval, on and after January 1, 2025, the Department shall pay a rate add-on under the Community Care Program to those in-home service provider agencies that attest and document their direct service workers attend paid, quarterly, in-person training sessions to fulfill the in-service training requirements. Provides that the add-on shall be 1% of the homemaker services rate. Requires the Department to adopt rules. 2/7/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Omar Aquino 2/7/2024SenateFirst Reading 2/7/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 2/20/2024SenateAssigned to Appropriations - Health and Human Services 2/21/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes 2/28/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters 2/29/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine 3/6/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam 3/7/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy 3/14/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva 3/15/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024 3/22/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura 3/22/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio 4/5/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024 4/9/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson 4/9/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen 4/9/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci 4/10/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin 4/11/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston 4/11/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler 4/12/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III 4/17/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa 5/3/2024SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 5/7/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons 5/7/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Natalie Toro 5/13/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die