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HR1350 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION

2     WHEREAS, The conviction of former Governor George Ryan and
3 the arrest and pending trial of former Governor Rod Blagojevich
4 have caused a crisis of confidence of Illinois citizens and
5 taxpayers in their government; and

6     WHEREAS, Former Governor Rod Blagojevich was accused,
7 among other things, of delaying the disbursement of grants in
8 order to obtain political contributions and of committing other
9 abuses of State power; therefore, be it

10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12 the Auditor General is directed pursuant to Sections 3-2 and
13 3-5 of the Illinois State Auditing Act to conduct an audit of
14 all grants administered by the Department of Human Services
15 during the Blagojevich administration, specifically from
16 January 13, 2003 to January 29, 2009, including without
17 limitation lag times in disbursement of grant amounts; and be
18 it further

19     RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as
20 soon as possible and report the findings and recommendations
21 upon completion in accordance with the Illinois State Auditing
22 Act; and be it further

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1     RESOLVED, That the Department of Human Services shall
2 provide all needed information that the Auditor General deems
3 necessary; and be it further

4     RESOLVED, That the Auditor General, upon finding any
5 incident of suspected corruption, shall notify the Attorney
6 General; and be it further

7     RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to
8 the Auditor General and the Secretary of Human Services.

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