HB 4747

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4    Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
5Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by changing Section
64.4 as follows:
7    (20 ILCS 1705/4.4)
8    Sec. 4.4. Direct support professional credential pilot
9program.
10    (a) In this Section, "direct support professional [person]
11credential" means a document issued to an individual by a
12recognized accrediting body attesting that the individual has
13met the professional requirements of the credentialing program
14by the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the
15Department of Human Services.
16    (b) The Division or a Division partner shall initiate a
17program to continue to gain the expertise and knowledge of the
18developmental disabilities workforce and of the developmental
19disabilities workforce recruitment and retention needs
20throughout the developmental disabilities field. The Division
21shall implement a direct support professional credential pilot
22program to assist and attract persons into the field of direct
23support, advance direct support as a career, and
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1professionalize the field to promote workforce recruitment and
2retention efforts, advanced skills and competencies, and
3further ensure the health, safety, and well-being of persons
4being served.
5    (c) The direct support professional credential pilot
6program is created within the Division to assist persons in
7the field of developmental disabilities in obtaining a
8credential in their fields of expertise.
9    (d) The pilot program shall be administered by the
10Division for 3 years, beginning in Fiscal Year 2028 [2025]. The
11pilot program shall include providers licensed and certified
12by the Division or by the Department of Public Health. The
13purpose of the pilot program is to assess how the
14establishment of a State-administered direct support
15professional credential:
16        (1) promotes recruitment and retention efforts in the
17    developmental disabilities field, notably the direct
18    support professional position;
19        (2) enhances competence in the developmental
20    disabilities field;
21        (3) yields quality supports and services to persons
22    with developmental disabilities; and
23        (4) advances the health and safety requirements set
24    forth by the State.
25    (e) The Division or a Division partner, in administering
26the pilot program, shall consider, but not be limited to, the
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1following:
2        (1) best practices learning initiatives, including the
3    University of Minnesota's college of direct support and
4    all Illinois Department of Human Services-approved direct
5    support professional competencies;
6        (2) national direct support professional competencies
7    or credentialing-based standards and trainings;
8        (3) facilitating direct support professional's
9    portfolio development;
10        (4) the role and value of skill mentors; and
11        (5) creating a career ladder.
12    (f) The Division shall produce a report detailing the
13progress of the pilot program, including, but not limited to:
14        (1) the rate of recruitment and retention for direct
15    support professionals of providers participating in the
16    pilot program compared to the rate for non-participating
17    providers;
18        (2) the number of direct support professional
19    credentialed; and
20        (3) the enhancement of quality supports and services
21    to persons with developmental disabilities.
22(Source: P.A. 102-830, eff. 1-1-23; 103-998, eff. 8-9-24;
23revised 6-26-25.)
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.