Full Text of HJR0020 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, With the State's current dire financial | 3 | | situation, the reduction of State expenses must be implemented | 4 | | wherever possible; and
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Governor's Office of Executive | 11 | | Appointments shall provide staff support to the Advisory Panel; | 12 | | and be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | delivered to the Governor of the State of Illinois.
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