SB3872 Summary

• Increases minimum wage rates for front-line personnel in community-based developmental disability provider organizations by $0.58 per hour in Chicago and $0.62 per hour in the rest of Illinois, above rates effective July 2019.

• Defines "front-line personnel" to include direct support persons, aides, supervisors, qualified intellectual disabilities professionals, nurses, and non-administrative support staff.

• Requires the Department of Human Services to publish an annual mandatory wage chart with either a single statewide wage or separate wages for Chicago and the rest of the state, with future increases tied to the consumer price index-u.

• Mandates service providers submit expenditure reports to verify compliance with wage requirements, with the Department authorized to audit providers and impose sanctions including contract suspension or termination for noncompliance.

• Permits the Department to issue a compliance action plan for wage fund reallocation if audits reveal workers paid below mandated wages.