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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 133
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The City of Springfield has been the capital of | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois since 1839, when then-Governor Thomas Carlin issued a | ||||||
| 4 | proclamation ordering the relocation of all State records from | ||||||
| 5 | Vandalia to Springfield; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The City of Springfield is home to the main | ||||||
| 7 | offices of the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and | ||||||
| 8 | the Judicial Branch of Illinois State government; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, With a large reduction in the State workforce over | ||||||
| 10 | the last several years, Springfield has suffered significant | ||||||
| 11 | job losses; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, As home to the majority of State government | ||||||
| 13 | activity, it is essential that the capital of Illinois is also | ||||||
| 14 | home to as many State employees as possible in order to ensure | ||||||
| 15 | that Illinois runs in an efficient and productive manner; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Advances in technology and increased connectivity | ||||||
| 17 | throughout the State have made it easier than ever for the | ||||||
| 18 | State workforce to be centrally located in Springfield; | ||||||
| 19 | therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
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| 1 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 2 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge each State agency under | ||||||
| 3 | the direction of the Office of the Governor to prepare an | ||||||
| 4 | agency or office workforce report; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That the workforce reports should include the | ||||||
| 6 | following information for all employees under the Personnel | ||||||
| 7 | Code: | ||||||
| 8 | (1) the number of employees in each county in this | ||||||
| 9 | State; | ||||||
| 10 | (2) the division and facility, if applicable, that each | ||||||
| 11 | of these employees is stationed; | ||||||
| 12 | (3) the position number, general working title, and a | ||||||
| 13 | brief description of job duties of each of these employees; | ||||||
| 14 | and | ||||||
| 15 | (4) the justification as to why these positions, | ||||||
| 16 | specifically upper and middle management positions, could | ||||||
| 17 | not be located in Springfield; and be it further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That the workforce reports would not need to | ||||||
| 19 | include detailed information relating to direct service | ||||||
| 20 | workers, but should list the number of these positions in each | ||||||
| 21 | title by county, division, and facility; and be it further | ||||||
| 22 | RESOLVED, That moving forward, as the State of Illinois | ||||||
| 23 | begins to fill vacant positions, we urge all State agencies to | ||||||
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| 1 | consider filling any vacant position in Springfield first, as | ||||||
| 2 | Springfield is the home of State government; and be it further | ||||||
| 3 | RESOLVED, That we urge all State agencies to have their | ||||||
| 4 | workforce reports completed and submitted to the Office of the | ||||||
| 5 | Governor and the General Assembly by August 31, 2016; and be it | ||||||
| 6 | further | ||||||
| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | delivered to the Office of the Governor to direct each State | ||||||
| 9 | agency to complete a workforce report.
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