093_HB1179sam001
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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1179
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1179 on page 4 by
3 replacing lines 1 through 4 with the following:
4 "(iv) Subject to appropriation, a $7 per hour
5 minimum rate beginning July 1, 2003.
6 (v) Subject to appropriation, an $8 per hour
7 minimum rate beginning January 1, 2005.
8 (vi) Subject to appropriation, a $9 per hour
9 minimum rate beginning July 1, 2005.
10 If the Department and the personal care attendants reach
11 any collective bargaining agreement regarding the wages and
12 benefits they receive for providing services, the terms of
13 that agreement regarding wages and benefits shall supercede
14 any terms of this Section regarding wages and benefits.".