Full Text of HJR0044 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, It is the obligation of the Illinois General | 3 | | Assembly and the various executive agencies of State | 4 | | government to provide such public services as are necessary to | 5 | | ensure that every person in Illinois can maximize his or her | 6 | | own potential and to provide such services as are required to | 7 | | ensure that the most unfortunate among us can live in dignity | 8 | | and safety; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, It is also the obligation of the Illinois General | 10 | | Assembly and the various executive agencies of State | 11 | | government to not unduly burden the taxpayers of the State by | 12 | | extracting any greater amount of tax revenue than is necessary | 13 | | to achieve those ends; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, The budgeting process in Illinois all too often | 15 | | fails to examine the inefficiencies brought about by the | 16 | | existence of redundant and outdated programs; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, State agencies may not be in compliance with | 18 | | adequate cost-control measures to provide efficient use of | 19 | | State appropriations, or such measures may be outdated or | 20 | | non-existent; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, The failure to examine measures to control costs |
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| 1 | | leads to ever-increasing demands for revenue; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, The taxpayers of Illinois are faced with high | 3 | | taxation that is hampering the development of business in the | 4 | | State and creating an exodus of productive, taxpaying citizens | 5 | | to other States, thus making it necessary to investigate ways | 6 | | by which Illinois government can reduce costs and yet fulfill | 7 | | its obligations in an efficient and cost-effective manner; | 8 | | therefore, be it | 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 11 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the creation via | 12 | | legislation of the Illinois Commission on Fiscal | 13 | | Responsibility and Reform, whose purpose shall be to examine | 14 | | the extent to which current practices of the executive | 15 | | agencies either conform to or fall short of established laws, | 16 | | regulations, and best practices, and to determine the fiscal | 17 | | impact that the State realizes as a result of falling short of | 18 | | compliance with such practices; and be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission should conduct a private | 20 | | sector survey on cost control in State government and advise | 21 | | the Governor, the General Assembly, and the executive agency | 22 | | heads with respect to improving management practices and | 23 | | reducing costs; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the heads of executive agencies should, to | 2 | | the extent permitted by law and in a timely manner, be required | 3 | | to provide to the Commission and its staff units such | 4 | | information, including that relating to the structure, | 5 | | organization, personnel and operations of the executive | 6 | | agencies, as may be required for carrying out the purposes of | 7 | | the Commission's duties; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission's recommendations should | 9 | | focus on the following areas: (1) Discretionary State | 10 | | spending, (2) Specific areas in which State agencies could be | 11 | | required to reduce expenditures, and (3) State budget and | 12 | | accounting practices leading to the establishment and | 13 | | enforcement of guidelines and procedures by which executive | 14 | | agencies must demand and confirm accountability from such | 15 | | stakeholders who may seek or be granted appropriations of | 16 | | State funds; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Commission on Fiscal | 18 | | Responsibility and Reform, as a body with responsibilities | 19 | | that cross over the chronological boundaries of this Illinois | 20 | | General Assembly, should be created by legislation; and be it | 21 | | further | 22 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | delivered to the Speaker of the House, the House Minority | 2 | | Leader, the President of the Senate, and the Senate Minority | 3 | | Leader. |
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