Full Text of HJR0006 101st 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 government | 4 | | to provide such public services as are necessary to ensure that
| 5 | | every person in Illinois can maximize his or her own potential | 6 | | and to provide such services as are
required to ensure that the | 7 | | most unfortunate among us can live in dignity and safety; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, It is also the obligation of the Illinois General | 9 | | Assembly and the various executive
agencies of State government | 10 | | to not unduly burden the taxpayers of the State by extracting | 11 | | any
greater amount of tax revenue than is necessary to achieve | 12 | | those ends; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The budgeting process in Illinois all too often | 14 | | fails to examine the inefficiencies
brought about by the | 15 | | existence of redundant and outdated programs; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, State agencies may not be in compliance with | 17 | | adequate cost-control measures to
provide efficient use of | 18 | | State appropriations, or such measures may be outdated or | 19 | | non-existent; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, The failure to examine measures to control costs | 21 | | leads to ever-increasing demands
for revenue; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The taxpayers of Illinois are faced with high | 2 | | taxation that is hampering the
development of business in the | 3 | | State and creating an exodus of productive, taxpaying citizens | 4 | | to
other States, thus making it necessary to investigate ways | 5 | | by which Illinois government can
reduce costs and yet fulfill | 6 | | its obligations in an efficient and cost-effective manner; | 7 | | therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 10 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the creation via | 11 | | legislation of the Illinois Commission on Fiscal | 12 | | Responsibility and Reform, whose purpose shall be to examine | 13 | | the extent to which current practices of the executive agencies | 14 | | either conform to or fall short of established laws, | 15 | | regulations, and best practices, and to determine the fiscal | 16 | | impact which the State realizes as a result of falling short of | 17 | | compliance with such practices; and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission should conduct a private | 19 | | sector
survey on cost control in State government and advise | 20 | | the Governor, the General Assembly,
and the executive agency | 21 | | heads with respect to improving management practices and | 22 | | 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 | 3 | | required 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 spending,
| 10 | | (2) Specific areas in which State agencies could be required to | 11 | | reduce expenditures, and
(3) State budget and accounting | 12 | | practices leading to the establishment and enforcement of
| 13 | | guidelines and procedures by which executive agencies must | 14 | | demand and confirm accountability
from such stakeholders who | 15 | | may seek or be granted appropriations of State funds; and be it | 16 | | further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Commission on Fiscal | 18 | | Responsibility and Reform, as a body with
responsibilities that | 19 | | 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 | 23 | | delivered to the Speaker of the House,
the House Minority |
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| 1 | | Leader, the President of the Senate, and the Senate Minority | 2 | | Leader.
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