BILL · 2001–02 SESSION
SB 5821: Long-term care workers
Providing a wage increase for direct care workers in long-term care service.
Summary
- Compensation for all unlicensed direct care workers who provide state funded long-term care in any long-term care setting, including homes, whose hourly wage is $9 or less per hour as of June 30, 2001, receive $1 per hour increase starting July 1, 2001.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2001
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
- Introduced
- February 5, 2001 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 14, 2002
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to wage increase for direct care workers in long-term care service;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- And refer to Ways & Means.
- HEA - Majority; do pass.
- Referred to Ways & Means.
- First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
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