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90_HB0368ham001
LRB9001786SMpcam
1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 368
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 368 on page 2, by
3 replacing lines 13 through 32 with the following:
4 "The annual appropriation to the Department of Human
5 Services (formerly the Department of Mental Health and
6 Developmental Disabilities) to fund community services for
7 the developmentally disabled and mentally ill shall include a
8 percentage increase for the wages of direct care workers that
9 is equivalent to the Employment Cost Index for Health Service
10 Occupations. The increases for direct care workers shall be
11 in addition to any increases that are attributable to other
12 factors, including general cost of living increases for
13 community services. The increases in wages that are based on
14 the Employment Cost Index for direct care workers in
15 community settings shall be applied to appropriations to the
16 Department beginning July 1, 1997 for the State fiscal year
17 1998 and shall continue each year thereafter.
18 The Department shall receive certification from the
19 provider agency that any increase appropriated pursuant to
20 this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be utilized in its entirety
21 to provide wage increases to direct care workers."; and
22 on page 4, by replacing lines 9 through 28 with the
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1 following:
2 "The annual appropriation to the Department of Human
3 Services (formerly the Department of Mental Health and
4 Developmental Disabilities) to fund community services for
5 the developmentally disabled and mentally ill shall include a
6 percentage increase for the wages of direct care workers that
7 is equivalent to the Employment Cost Index for Health Service
8 Occupations. The increases for direct care workers shall be
9 in addition to any increases that are attributable to other
10 factors, including general cost of living increases for
11 community services. The increases in wages that are based on
12 the Employment Cost Index for direct care workers in
13 community settings shall be applied to appropriations to the
14 Department beginning July 1, 1997 for the State fiscal year
15 1998 and shall continue each year thereafter.
16 The Department shall receive certification from the
17 provider agency that any increase appropriated pursuant to
18 this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be utilized in its entirety
19 to provide wage increases to direct care workers.".