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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, With the State's current dire financial |
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| situation, the reduction of State expenses must be implemented |
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| wherever possible; and
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| WHEREAS, Suggestions have been made that reductions could |
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| be made by reducing expenses of State boards and commissions |
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| and the compensation paid to the members of those entities; and
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| WHEREAS, The General Assembly should conduct a thorough |
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| analysis of expenses incurred by State boards and commissions, |
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| including expenses resulting from compensation paid to members |
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| of those entities, to determine where a reduction or |
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| elimination of expenses may be made; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
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| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created a bipartisan |
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| Boards and Commissions Advisory Panel for the purpose of |
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| conducting an exhaustive analysis of all statutorily created |
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| advisory panels, authorities, boards, commissions, committees, |
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| councils, and task forces to determine where cost savings may |
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| be made; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Boards and Commissions Advisory Panel |
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| shall, at a minimum, review the activity status of all |
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| statutorily created advisory panels, authorities, boards, |
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| commissions, committees, councils, and task forces to |
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| determine if all vacancies on these entities have been filled, |
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| if these entities are meeting, and how members of these |
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| entities are compensated and to calculate the various expenses |
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| of these entities; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Advisory Panel shall report its findings |
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| and recommendations for reductions to the General Assembly by |
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| filing a report with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk |
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| of the House of Representatives before June 30, 2011; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That the Advisory Panel shall have 12 voting |
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| members, as follows: 3 members of the Senate appointed by the |
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| President of the Senate, 3 members of the Senate appointed by |
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| the Senate Minority Leader, 3 members of the House of |
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| Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
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| Representatives, and 3 members of the House of Representatives |
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| appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
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| Representatives; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Governor, or his or her designee, shall |
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| serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Advisory |
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| Panel; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That one member from each political party shall |
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| be selected by the Advisory Panel members to serve as a |
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| co-chairperson; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Advisory Panel shall meet at the call of |
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| the co-chairpersons and that the members shall serve without |
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| compensation; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That all actions of the Advisory Panel require |
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| the affirmative vote of at least 7 voting members; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That the Governor's Office of Executive |
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| Appointments shall provide staff support to the Advisory Panel; |
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| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| delivered to the Governor of the State of Illinois.
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