Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 9 D cosponsors

HB2695      — DHS-EQUITABLE PAY ACT

Last action — Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Creates the Human Services Equitable Pay Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to commission a Human Services Compensation Study on the rate of compensation, including wages and benefits, of positions funded by the Department of Human Services and how they compare to similar positions in the human services sector in Illinois and nationally. Requires the study to include an analysis of wage and benefit levels in different settings and for different education levels, including a comparison of compensation for: (1) State employees; (2) human service providers; and (3) for-profit private sector employees with similar roles and titles. Requires the study to be completed and submitted to the Human Services Compensation Task Force by June 30, 2026. Requires the Department to establish the Human Services Compensation Task Force on or before December 31, 2025. Provides that members shall be appointed by the Governor and shall include at least 3 BIPOC executive directors of community-based human service organizations and 2 co-chairs. Requires the Task Force to provide, on or before December 1, 2026, a report to the General Assembly and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget that includes: (i) recommendations on how to strengthen recruitment and retention of human services workers employed by human services providers that have contracts with the State; (ii) recommended rate levels; and (iii) a proposed schedule to increase rates to the recommended rate levels by July 1, 2030. Requires the Department to submit annual reports to the Task Force and the General Assembly that includes salary disparities between professionals employed by human services providers in the Department and comparable employees contracted with the State agency for the delivery of human services, the amount needed to be annually appropriated to the Department in order to reduce such salary disparities, and other matters. Effective immediately.

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Action History

  1. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

  2. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter

  3. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  4. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  8. Assigned to Human Services Committee

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

  11. Referred to Rules Committee

  12. First Reading

  13. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (174)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB2695      do?
Creates the Human Services Equitable Pay Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to commission a Human Services Compensation Study on the rate of compensation, including wages and benefits, of positions funded by the Department of Human Services and how they compare to similar positions in the human services sector in Illinois and nationally. Requires the study to include an analysis of wage and benefit levels in different settings and for different education levels, including a comparison of compensation for: (1) State employees; (2) human service providers; and (3) for-profit private sector employees with similar roles and titles. Requires the study to be completed and submitted to the Human Services Compensation Task Force by June 30, 2026. Requires the Department to establish the Human Services Compensation Task Force on or before December 31, 2025. Provides that members shall be appointed by the Governor and shall include at least 3 BIPOC executive directors of community-based human service organizations and 2 co-chairs. Requires the Task Force to provide, on or before December 1, 2026, a report to the General Assembly and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget that includes: (i) recommendations on how to strengthen recruitment and retention of human services workers employed by human services providers that have contracts with the State; (ii) recommended rate levels; and (iii) a proposed schedule to increase rates to the recommended rate levels by July 1, 2030. Requires the Department to submit annual reports to the Task Force and the General Assembly that includes salary disparities between professionals employed by human services providers in the Department and comparable employees contracted with the State agency for the delivery of human services, the amount needed to be annually appropriated to the Department in order to reduce such salary disparities, and other matters. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB2695     ?
HB2695      is sponsored by Lilian Jiménez (Democrat), Lindsey LaPointe (Democrat), Michelle Mussman (Democrat), Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), Mary Beth Canty (Democrat), Maurice A. West, II (Democrat), Yolonda Morris (Democrat), Nicolle Grasse (Democrat), and Martha Deuter (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB2695     ?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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