Full Text of HR1215 95th General Assembly
HR1215 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Department of Commerce and Economic | 3 |
| Opportunity (DCEO) is the lead State agency for economic | 4 |
| development in Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, In that capacity, DCEO expended over $730 million | 6 |
| in Fiscal Year 2007 appropriations for community and business | 7 |
| development, technology and industrial competitiveness, | 8 |
| tourism, coal development and marketing, and other projects to | 9 |
| encourage economic development; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Efficient and effective management of the State's | 11 |
| economic development programs is critical to the fiscal | 12 |
| soundness of the State, local communities, business, and | 13 |
| Illinois workers; and
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| WHEREAS, The management and program audit released in | 15 |
| February of 2006, conducted by the Auditor General, outlined | 16 |
| definitive shortcomings in such areas as performance | 17 |
| measurement effectiveness and methodology, documentation | 18 |
| accuracy, program monitoring, and the tracking and compliance | 19 |
| of statutory mandates; therefore, be it | 20 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| the Auditor General is directed to conduct a follow-up audit of | 2 |
| the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's | 3 |
| administration of its economic development programs; and be it | 4 |
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| RESOLVED, That the audit include, but need not be limited | 6 |
| to, the following determinations: (i) whether DCEO's economic | 7 |
| development programs are operated in conformity with | 8 |
| applicable federal and State requirements; (ii) whether DCEO | 9 |
| has established and implemented procedures to periodically | 10 |
| review both the efficiency and effectiveness of its economic | 11 |
| development programs; (iii) whether DCEO has in place | 12 |
| appropriate monitoring and reporting procedures to ensure that | 13 |
| it receives timely and accurate information from its grant and | 14 |
| loan recipients; (iv) whether DCEO's reported performance | 15 |
| measures are periodically reviewed and adequately supported by | 16 |
| underlying documentation; and (v) whether DCEO's performance | 17 |
| measures indicate that its economic development programs are | 18 |
| effective in accomplishing their stated purposes; and be it | 19 |
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| RESOLVED, That the Department of Commerce and Economic | 21 |
| Opportunity and its predecessor agencies, recipients of State | 22 |
| funds, and any other entity or person that may have information | 23 |
| relevant to this audit cooperate fully and promptly with the | 24 |
| Auditor General's Office in the conduct of this audit; and be |
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| RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | 3 |
| soon as possible and distribute the report upon completion in | 4 |
| accordance with Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing | 5 |
| Act; and be it further | 6 |
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to | 7 |
| the Auditor General and to the Director of Commerce and | 8 |
| Economic Opportunity.
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