DPT AGING-COMMUNITY CARE-RATES Senate SponsorsSen. Donne E. Trotter-Kimberly A. Lightford-Jeffrey M. Schoenberg, William Delgado, Deanna Demuzio and David Koehler-Michael Noland 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die 20 ILCS 105/4.02from Ch. 23, par. 6104.02Amends 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 on Aging 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. 2/10/2009SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter 2/10/2009SenateFirst Reading 2/10/2009SenateReferred to Assignments 2/18/2009SenateAssigned to Human Services 2/20/2009SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 2/26/2009SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg 2/26/2009SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado 2/27/2009SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio 3/2/2009SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler 3/5/2009SenateTo Human Services Subcommittee on Medicaid & Provider Rate Reform 3/10/2009SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland 3/13/2009SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die