Full Text of HR0191 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, A school treasurer is the only lawful custodian of | 3 | | school funds and is responsible for
all receipts, | 4 | | disbursements, and investments of school funds; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, For most school districts across the State, each | 6 | | school board appoints a member of the
school board as treasurer | 7 | | for a term of one year or the board appoints a non-member to | 8 | | serve as
treasurer; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, However, the trustees of schools in Cook County | 10 | | appoint a township treasurer to serve
as the treasurer for all | 11 | | schools located within the township; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, If a school district wants to withdraw from the | 13 | | jurisdiction of the township treasurer,
they must either seek | 14 | | legislative approval from the General Assembly or go through a | 15 | | lengthy
process that includes approval from each school board | 16 | | under the jurisdiction of the township
treasurer and a | 17 | | referendum approved by the voters; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Over time, the General Assembly has exempted seven | 19 | | school districts from having to
go through the lengthy | 20 | | withdrawal process in order to no longer be under the | 21 | | jurisdiction of the
township treasurer in the Proviso and |
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| 1 | | Cicero Townships; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, In 2012, a Better Government Association's | 3 | | investigation into the financial practices of
the Lyons | 4 | | Township Treasurer's Office revealed that the township | 5 | | treasurer had been pilfering
township funds for his own use; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Many school districts in Lyons Township would like | 8 | | to withdraw from the jurisdiction
and authority of the township | 9 | | treasurer because they believe they can appoint a treasurer to
| 10 | | provide the same duties at a lower cost; however, they have | 11 | | been unsuccessful in withdrawing
from the jurisdiction of the | 12 | | township treasurer's office as of yet; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, It is essential for the General Assembly to fully | 14 | | understand the duties of the township
treasurer's offices to | 15 | | ensure they are still a necessary component of the public | 16 | | school system in
Cook County; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | there is created the Review of the Township Treasurer's Office | 20 | | Task Force to study the efficacy of the township treasurer's | 21 | | offices and to determine if they provide adequate services to | 22 | | the school districts in which they serve; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force will consist of the following | 2 | | members: | 3 | | (1) Four members appointed by the Speaker of the House; | 4 | | and | 5 | | (2) Four members appointed by the Minority Leader of | 6 | | the House;
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall elect | 8 | | amongst themselves a chairperson; and
be it further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall call upon current and | 10 | | past township treasurers, school
finance experts, and current | 11 | | and past school administrators in districts under the | 12 | | jurisdiction of
township treasurers to provide testimony and | 13 | | expertise to the Task Force; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois State Board of Education shall | 15 | | provide administrative and other
support to the Task Force; and | 16 | | be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet at the request of | 18 | | the chairperson, but shall meet no less
than four times prior | 19 | | to December 31, 2019; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall present its findings to |
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| 1 | | the General Assembly no later than
December 31, 2019; and be it | 2 | | further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be dissolved after | 4 | | submitting its findings to the General
Assembly.
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