IL HB4912

Creates the Human Services Equitable Pay Act to address wage disparities in the human services sector across Illinois.

Requires the Department of Human Services to commission a compensation study analyzing wages and benefits in public sector entities, managed care organizations, and community-based human services providers, with completion by June 30, 2025.

Establishes a Human Services Compensation Task Force by June 30, 2025, with representatives from state agencies, human services providers of varying sizes, labor unions, and service professionals to recommend rate adjustments and recruitment strategies.

Mandates the Task Force submit a report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, including recommendations to eliminate wage disparities and a proposed schedule for rate increases through July 1, 2029.

Requires state agencies to submit annual reports beginning July 1, 2025, detailing salary disparities between contract providers and state employees, necessary rate increases to eliminate gaps by 2029, and appropriation amounts needed.