DHS-DEMENTIA TRAINING House SponsorsRep. Lisa Davis-Yolonda Morris-Camille Y. Lilly-Jehan Gordon-Booth, Michael Crawford, William "Will" Davis, Rita Mayfield, Kelly M. Cassidy, Nicolle Grasse, Suzanne M. Ness, Carol Ammons, Barbara Hernandez, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Kevin John Olickal, Amy Briel, Rick Ryan, Nicole La Ha, Brandun Schweizer, Anthony DeLuca, Justin Cochran, Maurice A. West, II, Robert "Bob" Rita, Aarón M. Ortíz, Edgar González, Jr., Norma Hernandez and Kimberly Du Buclet Human Services Committee Hearing Apr 8 2026 8:00AM Stratton Building Room C-1 Springfield, IL - House Floor Amendment 1 4/7/2026HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 20 ILCS 2405/3from Ch. 23, par. 3434 Amends the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act. Requires direct service workers employed by the Department of Human Services, or an agency contracted with the Department, to provide services under the Home Services Program to complete at least 2 hours of dementia training at the start of their employment and annually thereafter. Requires the training to cover subjects concerning Alzheimer's disease and dementia, safety risks, and communication and behavior. Requires the Department to provide contractors with dementia training curriculum on the required subjects. Provides that any other laws or rules that impose more rigorous dementia training for direct service workers under the Home Services Program shall apply. Exempts from the training requirements direct service workers who provide proof that they obtained equivalent dementia training in compliance with another law or rule. For personal assistants covered by a collective bargaining agreement, requires the Department to establish, in consultation with the joint training committee created under the collective bargaining agreement, different parameters and specific topics for curriculum covering dementia training.House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the amendatory changes apply to Home Services Program rehabilitation counselors and to those homemaker agency employees who provide direct care services to individuals participating in the Home Services Program (rather than to direct service workers employed by the Department of Human Services or by an agency that is contracted with the Department). Requires such persons to complete dementia training totaling at least 2 hours at the start of their employment (rather than shall complete at least 2 hours of dementia training at the start of their employment). Provides that an individual who is required to receive dementia training under any other law or rule may be considered exempt from the requirements of the amendatory Act if the other law's or rule's training requirement includes a minimum 2 hours of dementia training in the required subjects (rather than a minimum 2 hours of dementia training). Provides that for individual providers (rather than personal assistants), the Department shall work with the joint training committee established by the collective bargaining agreement covering individual providers (rather than personal assistants) to discuss parameters and specific topics for curriculum covering dementia training as part of the provided training for individual providers (rather than personal assistants). 1/23/2026HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Lisa Davis 1/29/2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris 1/29/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford 2/3/2026HouseFirst Reading 2/3/2026HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/4/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis 2/4/2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 2/4/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 2/4/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 2/11/2026HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 2/18/2026HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-003-000 2/18/2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 2/18/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lisa Davis 2/18/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/11/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lisa Davis 3/11/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 3/18/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee 3/18/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee 3/25/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 3/25/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse 3/25/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness 3/25/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons 3/25/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez 3/26/2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth 3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock 3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal 3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel 3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan 3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha 3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer 3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca 3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran 3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II 3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita 3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz 3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. 3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez 3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet 4/7/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted 4/7/2026HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/7/2026HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate