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HB4747 Enrolled
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AN ACT concerning State government.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Mental Health and Developmental
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Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by changing Section
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4.4 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 1705/4.4)
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Sec. 4.4.
Direct support professional credential pilot
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program.
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(a) In this Section, "direct support
professional

person

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credential" means a document issued to an individual by a
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recognized accrediting body attesting that the individual has
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met the professional requirements of the credentialing program
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by the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the
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Department of Human Services.
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(b) The Division or a Division partner shall initiate a
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program to continue to gain the expertise and knowledge of the
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developmental disabilities workforce and of the developmental
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disabilities workforce recruitment and retention needs
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throughout the developmental disabilities field. The Division
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shall implement a direct support professional credential pilot
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program to assist and attract persons into the field of direct
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support, advance direct support as a career, and

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professionalize the field to promote workforce recruitment and
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retention efforts, advanced skills and competencies, and
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further ensure the health, safety, and well-being of persons
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being served.
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(c) The direct support professional credential pilot
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program is created within the Division to assist persons in
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the field of developmental disabilities in obtaining a
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credential in their fields of expertise.
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(d) The pilot program shall be administered by the
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Division for 3 years, beginning in Fiscal Year
2028

2025
. The
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pilot program shall include providers licensed and certified
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by the Division or by the Department of Public Health. The
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purpose of the pilot program is to assess how the
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establishment of a State-administered direct support
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professional credential:
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(1) promotes recruitment and retention efforts in the
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developmental disabilities field, notably the direct
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support professional position;
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(2) enhances competence in the developmental
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disabilities field;
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(3) yields quality supports and services to persons
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with developmental disabilities; and
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(4) advances the health and safety requirements set
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forth by the State.
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(e) The Division or a Division partner, in administering
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the pilot program, shall consider, but not be limited to, the

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following:
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(1) best practices learning initiatives, including the
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University of Minnesota's college of direct support and
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all Illinois Department of Human Services-approved direct
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support professional competencies;
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(2) national direct support professional competencies
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or credentialing-based standards and trainings;
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(3) facilitating direct support professional's
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portfolio development;
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(4) the role and value of skill mentors; and
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(5) creating a career ladder.
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(f) The Division shall produce a report detailing the
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progress of the pilot program, including, but not limited to:
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(1) the rate of recruitment and retention for direct
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support professionals of providers participating in the
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pilot program compared to the rate for non-participating
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providers;
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(2) the number of direct support professional
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credentialed; and
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(3) the enhancement of quality supports and services
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to persons with developmental disabilities.
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(Source: P.A. 102-830, eff. 1-1-23; 103-998, eff. 8-9-24;
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revised 6-26-25.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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