97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5820

 

Introduced 2/16/2012, by Rep. Renée Kosel

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
25 ILCS 130/1-3  from Ch. 63, par. 1001-3
25 ILCS 130/Art. 9A heading new
25 ILCS 130/9A-1 new
25 ILCS 130/9A-5 new

    Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Creates the General Accounting Office as a legislative support services agency. Provides that the Office shall conduct a thorough review of each State executive branch program with respect to its relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness in obtaining the results required by, or achieving the goals expressed in, the statutes relating to the program. Provides that at least annually and also whenever appropriate or required by the circumstances, the Office shall submit written reports to the General Assembly describing the Office's review of those programs and recommending, without limitation, elimination of any programs that are obsolete or not relevant, efficient, or effective; consolidation of duplicative programs; and steps to improve a program's relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness. Requires the Auditor General and all State agencies to cooperate with and provide requested information to the Office so that the Office can perform its functions and duties.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning the legislature.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act
5of 1984 is amended by changing Section 1-3 and by adding the
6heading of Article 9A and Sections 9A-1 and 9A-5 as follows:
 
7    (25 ILCS 130/1-3)  (from Ch. 63, par. 1001-3)
8    Sec. 1-3. Legislative support services agencies. The Joint
9Committee on Legislative Support Services is responsible for
10establishing general policy and coordinating activities among
11the legislative support services agencies. The legislative
12support services agencies include the following:
13    (1) Joint Committee on Administrative Rules;
14    (2) Commission on Government Forecasting and
15Accountability;
16    (3) Legislative Information System;
17    (4) Legislative Reference Bureau;
18    (5) Legislative Audit Commission;
19    (6) Legislative Printing Unit;
20    (7) Legislative Research Unit; and
21    (8) Office of the Architect of the Capitol; and .
22    (9) General Accounting Office.
23(Source: P.A. 93-632, eff. 2-1-04; 93-1067, eff. 1-15-05.)
 

 

 

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1    (25 ILCS 130/Art. 9A heading new)
2
ARTICLE 9A

 
3    (25 ILCS 130/9A-1 new)
4    Sec. 9A-1. General Accounting Office. The General
5Accounting Office is established as a legislative support
6services agency. The General Accounting Office is subject to
7the provisions of this Act and shall exercise other functions
8as provided by law.
 
9    (25 ILCS 130/9A-5 new)
10    Sec. 9A-5. Functions and duties. The General Accounting
11Office shall conduct a thorough review of each State executive
12branch program with respect to its relevance, efficiency, and
13effectiveness in obtaining the results required by, or
14achieving the goals expressed in, the statutes relating to the
15program. At least annually and also whenever appropriate or
16required by the circumstances, the Office shall submit written
17reports to the General Assembly describing the Office's review
18of those programs and recommending, without limitation,
19elimination of any programs that are obsolete or not relevant,
20efficient, or effective; consolidation of duplicative
21programs; and steps to improve a program's relevance,
22efficiency, and effectiveness. The Auditor General and all
23State agencies shall cooperate with and provide requested

 

 

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1information to the Office so that the Office can perform its
2functions and duties.