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91_HR0299
LRB9106651DJpcB
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Inflation has grown at almost twice the rate of
3 the State-funded "Cost of Doing Business" increases for many
4 providers of services to persons with developmental
5 disabilities since 1991; and
6 WHEREAS, A 1992 University of Illinois study found that
7 private providers of disability services nationwide paid
8 their employees 17% more on average than private Illinois
9 providers; and
10 WHEREAS, Workers in these private provider agencies are
11 among the lowest paid in the State; and
12 WHEREAS, Many workers in these private provider agencies
13 often must pay up to 10% of their compensation per month for
14 health insurance coverage; and
15 WHEREAS, A 1997 University of Illinois study found staff
16 turnover rates among such private providers in Illinois was
17 at 80% in their first year of employment; and
18 WHEREAS, High staff turnover rates negatively impact the
19 quality of care and continuity required for individuals with
20 disabilities; and
21 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois must ensure that these
22 workers are properly compensated for their important work and
23 that turnover at these private agencies is kept to a minimum,
24 allowing individuals with disabilities a stable and safe
25 environment; and
26 WHEREAS, Illinois disability service providers have
27 indicated that they want to use any funding increase to
28 increase wages for direct care employees; therefore, be it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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1 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2 providers of services for the developmentally disabled shall
3 increase the wages of direct care workers by at least the
4 same percentage as the increase in funds they receive from
5 the State in fiscal year 2000; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That each disability service provider shall
7 certify to the Department of Human Services, as provided by
8 rule by the Department, that it has provided the wage
9 increases in accordance with these requirements; and be it
10 further
11 RESOLVED, That the Department of Human Services, on or
12 before January 1, 2000, shall report to the House of
13 Representatives the information certified to the Department
14 by disability service providers; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this Resolution be
16 forwarded to the Secretary of Human Services.