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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, It is the obligation of the Illinois General | ||||||
3 | Assembly and the various executive agencies of State | ||||||
4 | government to provide such public services as are necessary to | ||||||
5 | ensure that every person in Illinois can maximize his or her | ||||||
6 | own potential and to provide such services as are required to | ||||||
7 | ensure that the most unfortunate among us can live in dignity | ||||||
8 | and safety; and | ||||||
9 | WHEREAS, It is also the obligation of the Illinois General | ||||||
10 | Assembly and the various executive agencies of State | ||||||
11 | government to not unduly burden the taxpayers of the State by | ||||||
12 | extracting any greater amount of tax revenue than is necessary | ||||||
13 | to achieve those ends; and | ||||||
14 | WHEREAS, The budgeting process in Illinois all too often | ||||||
15 | fails to examine the inefficiencies brought about by the | ||||||
16 | existence of redundant and outdated programs; and | ||||||
17 | WHEREAS, State agencies may not be in compliance with | ||||||
18 | adequate cost-control measures to provide efficient use of | ||||||
19 | State appropriations, or such measures may be outdated or | ||||||
20 | non-existent; and | ||||||
21 | WHEREAS, The failure to examine measures to control costs |
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1 | leads to ever-increasing demands for revenue; and | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The taxpayers of Illinois are faced with high | ||||||
3 | taxation that is hampering the development of business in the | ||||||
4 | State and creating an exodus of productive, taxpaying citizens | ||||||
5 | to other States, thus making it necessary to investigate ways | ||||||
6 | by which Illinois government can reduce costs and yet fulfill | ||||||
7 | its obligations in an efficient and cost-effective manner; | ||||||
8 | therefore, be it | ||||||
9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
10 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
11 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the creation via | ||||||
12 | legislation of the Illinois Commission on Fiscal | ||||||
13 | Responsibility and Reform, whose purpose shall be to examine | ||||||
14 | the extent to which current practices of the executive | ||||||
15 | agencies either conform to or fall short of established laws, | ||||||
16 | regulations, and best practices, and to determine the fiscal | ||||||
17 | impact that the State realizes as a result of falling short of | ||||||
18 | compliance with such practices; and be it further | ||||||
19 | RESOLVED, That the Commission should conduct a private | ||||||
20 | sector survey on cost control in State government and advise | ||||||
21 | the Governor, the General Assembly, and the executive agency | ||||||
22 | heads with respect to improving management practices and | ||||||
23 | reducing costs; and be it further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That the heads of executive agencies should, to | ||||||
2 | the extent permitted by law and in a timely manner, be required | ||||||
3 | to provide to the Commission and its staff units such | ||||||
4 | information, including that relating to the structure, | ||||||
5 | organization, personnel and operations of the executive | ||||||
6 | agencies, as may be required for carrying out the purposes of | ||||||
7 | the Commission's duties; and be it further | ||||||
8 | RESOLVED, That the Commission's recommendations should | ||||||
9 | focus on the following areas: (1) Discretionary State | ||||||
10 | spending, (2) Specific areas in which State agencies could be | ||||||
11 | required to reduce expenditures, and (3) State budget and | ||||||
12 | accounting practices leading to the establishment and | ||||||
13 | enforcement of guidelines and procedures by which executive | ||||||
14 | agencies must demand and confirm accountability from such | ||||||
15 | stakeholders who may seek or be granted appropriations of | ||||||
16 | State funds; and be it further | ||||||
17 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Commission on Fiscal | ||||||
18 | Responsibility and Reform, as a body with responsibilities | ||||||
19 | that cross over the chronological boundaries of this Illinois | ||||||
20 | General Assembly, should be created by legislation; and be it | ||||||
21 | further | ||||||
22 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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1 | delivered to the Speaker of the House, the House Minority | ||||||
2 | Leader, the President of the Senate, and the Senate Minority | ||||||
3 | Leader. |