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1 | | Governor's Office of Management and Budget to examine |
2 | | expenditures of the State and make recommendations to the |
3 | | Governor and General Assembly to reduce State spending. The |
4 | | Commission shall: |
5 | | (1) Conduct investigations to ascertain facts, review |
6 | | appropriations and expenditures, and make recommendations |
7 | | and reports concerning revenues and expenditures of the |
8 | | State, its departments, subdivisions, and agencies, |
9 | | whether created by the Constitution or otherwise. |
10 | | (2) Review the budget submitted by the Governor and |
11 | | make recommendations for reducing expenditures set forth |
12 | | in the budget, provided the Commission shall take into |
13 | | account any specific areas of reductions recommended for |
14 | | the Commission's review by the Governor and the statewide |
15 | | prioritized budgetary goals established by Section 50-25 |
16 | | of the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of |
17 | | Illinois, as those goals are reflected in the budget |
18 | | submitted by the Governor. |
19 | | (3) Review programs, strategies, and activities |
20 | | conducted by agencies and grant recipients to determine |
21 | | whether they are achieving the prioritized outcomes and |
22 | | meeting the goals established under Section 50-25 of the |
23 | | State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of |
24 | | Illinois in an efficient manner and make recommendations to |
25 | | reduce appropriations or expenditures of agencies and |
26 | | grant recipients failing to meet the outcomes and goals. |
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1 | | (4) Consider budgetary reductions at the State and |
2 | | local levels of government through the reduction or |
3 | | elimination of statutorily mandated expenditures or the |
4 | | consolidation of government agencies and instrumentalities |
5 | | to eliminate waste and inefficiency in the operation of |
6 | | State and local government. |
7 | | The Commission shall have continuing existence and may |
8 | | meet, act, and conduct its business at any place within this |
9 | | State, during the sessions of the General Assembly or any |
10 | | recess thereof, and in the interim periods between sessions. |
11 | | Section 15. Composition of Committee. The Commission shall |
12 | | consist of 8 members as follows: 2 members of the General |
13 | | Assembly appointed by the President of the Senate, one of whom |
14 | | shall serve as co-chair of the Commission; 2 members of the |
15 | | General Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
16 | | Representatives, one of whom shall serve as co-chair of the |
17 | | Commission; 2 members of the General Assembly appointed by the |
18 | | Minority Leader of the Senate; and 2 members of the General |
19 | | Assembly appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
20 | | Representatives. The Governor shall appoint 2 additional |
21 | | members to serve in a non-voting, advisory capacity. A vacancy |
22 | | shall be filled in the same manner as the initial appointment. |
23 | | Section 20. Reports of the Commission. The Commission may, |
24 | | upon the concurrence of a majority of its members, issue a |
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1 | | report with recommendations. The Commission shall conduct at |
2 | | least one public hearing prior to issuing any report and allow |
3 | | interested persons to present their views and comments. The |
4 | | Commission may prescribe reasonable rules for the conduct of |
5 | | public hearings and issuance of reports. Reports of the |
6 | | Commission shall include the following: (i) the expenditure, |
7 | | State program, or service examined; (ii) a detailed description |
8 | | of the investigation conducted by the Commission; (iii) any |
9 | | inquiries for the Governor, if applicable, related to the |
10 | | expenditure, State program, or service; (iv) specific |
11 | | recommendations for change, improvement, reduction, or |
12 | | elimination of the State program or service; and (v) a detailed |
13 | | formal request for action by the Governor. Any report making a |
14 | | recommendation shall be filed with the Governor, Secretary of |
15 | | the Senate, and Clerk of the House of Representatives. |
16 | | Section 25. Response of the Governor. Upon receipt of a |
17 | | report, the Governor shall respond, in writing, within 30 |
18 | | calendar days. Such response shall be filed with the Secretary |
19 | | of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives. The |
20 | | Governor's response shall include a response to any inquiries |
21 | | made in the report and a specific response to each |
22 | | recommendation of the Commission stating whether the Governor |
23 | | accepts or rejects the recommendation. If the Governor accepts |
24 | | a recommendation of the Commission, the response shall include |
25 | | a description of any action that has or will be taken to comply |
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1 | | with the recommendation. If the Governor rejects the |
2 | | recommendation of the Commission, the response shall include |
3 | | reasons for the rejection. |
4 | | Section 30. Cooperation of State agencies. The Governor's |
5 | | Office of Management and Budget shall cooperate with the |
6 | | Commission by providing relevant data, documents, and other |
7 | | information as requested by the Commission. The Governor's |
8 | | Office of Management and Budget shall, upon request, provide |
9 | | the Commission with an analysis of the costs or savings |
10 | | associated with any potential recommendation. At the request of |
11 | | the Commission, each State agency shall, without delay, make |
12 | | available any record or information requested and shall provide |
13 | | for examination and copying of all records, accounts, papers, |
14 | | reports, accounts, papers, reports, vouchers, correspondence, |
15 | | books and other documentation in the custody of that agency, |
16 | | including information stored in electronic data processing |
17 | | systems, which is related to or within the scope of an |
18 | | investigation conducted by the Commission. |
19 | | Section 35. Administrative support. The Governor's Office |
20 | | of Management and Budget shall provide administrative and other |
21 | | support to the Commission.
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22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
23 | | becoming law.".
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