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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, With the State's current dire financial |
| 3 | | situation, the reduction of State expenses must be implemented |
| 4 | | wherever possible; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Suggestions have been made that reductions could |
| 6 | | be made by reducing expenses of State boards and commissions |
| 7 | | and the compensation paid to the members of those entities; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly should conduct a thorough |
| 9 | | analysis of expenses incurred by State boards and commissions, |
| 10 | | including expenses resulting from compensation paid to members |
| 11 | | of those entities, to determine where a reduction or |
| 12 | | elimination of expenses may be made; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 14 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 15 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created a bipartisan |
| 16 | | Boards and Commissions Advisory Panel for the purpose of |
| 17 | | conducting an exhaustive analysis of all statutorily created |
| 18 | | advisory panels, authorities, boards, commissions, committees, |
| 19 | | councils, and task forces to determine where cost savings may |
| 20 | | be made; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Boards and Commissions Advisory Panel |
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| 1 | | shall, at a minimum, review the activity status of all |
| 2 | | statutorily created advisory panels, authorities, boards, |
| 3 | | commissions, committees, councils, and task forces to |
| 4 | | determine if all vacancies on these entities have been filled, |
| 5 | | if these entities are meeting, and how members of these |
| 6 | | entities are compensated and to calculate the various expenses |
| 7 | | of these entities; and be it further
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| 8 | | RESOLVED, That the Advisory Panel shall report its findings |
| 9 | | and recommendations for reductions to the General Assembly by |
| 10 | | filing a report with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk |
| 11 | | of the House of Representatives before June 30, 2012; and be it |
| 12 | | further
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Advisory Panel shall have 12 voting |
| 14 | | members, as follows: 3 members of the Senate appointed by the |
| 15 | | President of the Senate, 3 members of the Senate appointed by |
| 16 | | the Senate Minority Leader, 3 members of the House of |
| 17 | | Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
| 18 | | Representatives, and 3 members of the House of Representatives |
| 19 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
| 20 | | Representatives; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Governor, or his or her designee, shall |
| 22 | | serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Advisory |
| 23 | | Panel; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That one member from each political party shall |
| 2 | | be selected by the Advisory Panel members to serve as a |
| 3 | | co-chairperson; and be it further
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| 4 | | RESOLVED, That the Advisory Panel shall meet at the call of |
| 5 | | the co-chairpersons and that the members shall serve without |
| 6 | | compensation; and be it further
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| 7 | | RESOLVED, That all actions of the Advisory Panel require |
| 8 | | the affirmative vote of at least 7 voting members; and be it |
| 9 | | further
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| 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Governor's Office of Executive |
| 11 | | Appointments shall provide staff support to the Advisory Panel; |
| 12 | | and be it further
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 14 | | delivered to the Governor of the State of Illinois.
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