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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, In November 2020, the people of Illinois |
| 3 | | overwhelmingly voted "no" on a graduated income tax proposed |
| 4 | | by Governor JB Pritzker as a means to increase state revenue; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Illinois has undergone two income tax increases |
| 7 | | in the past decade, neither of which have provided a stable |
| 8 | | solution to the State's budget woes; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Certain elected officials actively worked for and |
| 10 | | succeeded in expanding State spending since the last tax |
| 11 | | increase was enacted in 2017, without any method to pay for the |
| 12 | | additional programs; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, These certain members helped ensure that the |
| 14 | | General Assembly passed and the Governor signed an FY21 budget |
| 15 | | with an estimated $6.2 billion deficit; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, The State is currently faced with over $140 |
| 17 | | billion in unfunded pension liabilities; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, The voters' rejection of the failed graduated |
| 19 | | income tax proposal is further proof that citizens no longer |
| 20 | | trust government with more tax dollars; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, With additional revenue items exhausted, it is |
| 2 | | time for elected officials in Illinois to find other places to |
| 3 | | save money; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, A forensic audit is a thorough and evidentiary |
| 5 | | audit that can identify corrupt practices and wasteful |
| 6 | | spending that have occurred and provide the basis for |
| 7 | | prosecution of those who engaged in those practices; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Identifying waste, fraud, neglect, and abuse is a |
| 9 | | first step in restoring Illinois citizens' faith in |
| 10 | | government; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Forensic audit findings, coupled with agency cuts |
| 12 | | and efficiencies by the Governor, can make a meaningful dent |
| 13 | | in the State's structural deficit; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 15 | | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 16 | | the Auditor General is directed pursuant to Section 3-2 of the |
| 17 | | Illinois State Auditing Act to conduct a forensic audit of all |
| 18 | | State spending, hiring, procurement, and contracts awarded |
| 19 | | from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2024; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this forensic |
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| 1 | | audit as soon as possible and report the findings and |
| 2 | | recommendations upon completion in accordance with the |
| 3 | | Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
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| 4 | | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General, upon finding any |
| 5 | | incident of suspected waste, fraud, neglect, or abuse, shall |
| 6 | | file a complaint to the Executive Inspector General or other |
| 7 | | appropriate Inspector General to be referred for further |
| 8 | | investigation; and be it further
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| 9 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
| 10 | | delivered to the Auditor General and the Governor. |
