HJ0019 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which is a $787 billion economic stimulus package that will provide hundreds of billions of dollars to the states for economic recovery; and

WHEREAS, Illinois will receive billions of dollars under the package for education, social service programs, and infrastructure projects; and

WHEREAS, The majority of funds are intended to flow through funding formulas for existing programs; however, there is a potential for some funding to be left to the discretion of the Governor; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Governor should not use any funds obtained by Illinois through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for new programs unless the program is created by the General Assembly and the General Assembly makes appropriations for the program; and be it further

RESOLVED, That any new programs should be scheduled to repeal when funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is no longer available for that program; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to Governor Pat Quinn.