Illinois HB 4179: $DHS-DIGNITY IN PAY GRANTS

Status: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting (as of 2026-05-07)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: HB 4179

Sponsors: Charles Meier, Amy Elik, Bradley Fritts, Dan Swanson, Dan Ugaste, Jason R. Bunting, Jay Hoffman, Katie Stuart, Laura Faver Dias, Nicole La Ha, Nicolle Grasse, Steven Reick, Theresa Mah

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
State of Illinois 
2025 and 2026
HB4179

Introduced 10/28/2025, by Rep. Charles Meier and Jay Hoffman 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 In addition to any amounts heretofore appropriated for Community-Based Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities and for Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled and Alternative Community Programs, appropriates $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services to fund transition grants awarded under the Section 14(c) transition program to assist community agencies with active or pending 14(c) certificates transition away from subminimum wages for workers with disabilities. Effective immediately.

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1 AN ACT concerning appropriations.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. "An Act concerning appropriations", approved 

5with items reduced June 16, 2025, Public Act 104-3, is amended 

6by adding Section 87 to Article 55 as follows:

7 (P.A. 104-3, Art. 55, Sec. 87 new)

8 Sec. 87. In addition to any amounts heretofore 

9appropriated to the Department of Human Services for 

10Community-Based Services for Persons with Developmental 

11Disabilities and for Intermediate Care Facilities for the 

12Developmentally Disabled and Alternative Community Programs, 

13the amount of $10,000,000, or so much of that sum as may be 

14necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to 

15the Department of Human Services to fund transition grants 

16awarded under the Section 14(c) transition program to assist 

17community agencies with active or pending 14(c) certificates 

18transition away from sub

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