HJ0133 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The City of Springfield has been the capital of Illinois since 1839, when then-Governor Thomas Carlin issued a proclamation ordering the relocation of all State records from Vandalia to Springfield; and

WHEREAS, The City of Springfield is home to the main offices of the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch of Illinois State government; and

WHEREAS, With a large reduction in the State workforce over the last several years, Springfield has suffered significant job losses; and

WHEREAS, As home to the majority of State government activity, it is essential that the capital of Illinois is also home to as many State employees as possible in order to ensure that Illinois runs in an efficient and productive manner; and

WHEREAS, Advances in technology and increased connectivity throughout the State have made it easier than ever for the State workforce to be centrally located in Springfield; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge each State agency under the direction of the Office of the Governor, as well as the offices of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, and the 4 caucuses of the General Assembly to prepare an agency or office workforce report; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the workforce reports should include the following information for all employees under the Personnel Code, as well as employees not listed under the Personnel Code:

(1) the number of employees in each county in this State;

(2) the division and facility, if applicable, that each of these employees is stationed;

(3) the position number, general working title, and a brief description of job duties of each of these employees; and

(4) the justification as to why these positions, specifically upper and middle management positions, could not be located in Springfield; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the workforce reports would not need to include detailed information relating to direct service workers, but should list the number of these positions in each title by county, division, and facility; and be it further

RESOLVED, That moving forward, as the State of Illinois begins to fill vacant positions, we urge all State agencies and the offices of all constitutional officers to consider filling any vacant position in Springfield first, as Springfield is the home of State government; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we urge all State agencies to have their workforce reports completed and submitted to the Office of the Governor and the General Assembly by August 31, 2016; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we urge the offices of each constitutional officer to have their workforce reports completed and submitted to the General Assembly by August 31, 2016; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be delivered to the Office of the Governor to direct each State agency to complete a workforce report, and the Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and the Treasurer to direct their offices to complete a workforce report.