BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2672: Adult family home caregivers

Addressing adult family home caregivers.

Summary

  • Establishes a referral registry through which adult family home providers contract for hours of care, and through which caregivers are paid.
  • Establishes a minimum wage rate for caregivers of $9 per hour.
  • Provides for collective bargaining between the Governor and caregivers over wages, fringe benefits, training, and other subjects under the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act.
  • Requires that training opportunities for caregivers represented by an exclusive bargaining representative be offered through contracts with the training partnership.
  • Requires that Medicaid and state-funded long-term care payment rates be increased to reflect increases to wage rates and personnel costs.

From the House Bill Analysis 2008 (HB 2672), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2008
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Conway (D-29)
Introduced
January 15, 2008 in the House
Last action
January 15, 2008
Companion bill
SB 6350
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to adult family home caregivers;

Sponsors

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

HB 2672 in other sessions

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