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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  Changes  to  administrative  rules,   effective
 3    October  15,  2002, affect the manner of filling 4-year "term
 4    appointments"; and

 5        WHEREAS, Those changes shorten  the  probationary  period
 6    for  term  appointments from 6 months to 30 days, after which
 7    time an incumbent may be discharged during  the  4-year  term
 8    appointment only for cause; and

 9        WHEREAS, Those changes also permit term appointments that
10    are  determined  to  be  exempt  from the requirements of the
11    Rutan decision to be filled by persons who are  not  on  open
12    competitive or competitive promotional eligible lists; and

13        WHEREAS,  Published reports indicate anywhere between 500
14    and 1,500 State positions are affected by these rule changes;
15    and

16        WHEREAS, In addition to changes to  administrative  rules
17    affecting  a  broad  class of term appointments, changes have
18    recently  been  made  to  individual  position  descriptions,
19    resulting in the incumbents gaining civil service  protection
20    for their jobs; and

21        WHEREAS,  The necessity for and cost of these fundamental
22    changes to the  manner  in  which  the  State  fills  certain
23    positions have not been studied; therefore, be it

24        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
25    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
26    the Auditor General is directed to conduct a management audit
27    of   the   impact  of  these  significant  changes  in  State
28    appointment practices made during recent months;  and  be  it
29    further

30        RESOLVED, That the audit include, but need not be limited
 
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 1    to, the following determinations:

 2        (1)  The number of positions affected by these changes;
 3        (2)  The nature of the duties of such positions;
 4        (3)  The   documented   management   necessity  for  such
 5        changes;
 6        (4)  The fiscal cost of such positions; and
 7        (5)  The name, date of appointment, and  salary  of  each
 8        appointee to any of these positions; and be it further

 9        RESOLVED,  That any State agency or other entity that may
10    have relevant information pertaining to this audit  cooperate
11    fully  and  promptly with the Auditor General's Office in the
12    conduct of this audit; and be it further

13        RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as
14    soon as possible and report his findings and  recommendations
15    upon  completion  to  the  Legislative  Audit Commission, the
16    Governor, and the General Assembly; and be it further

17        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
18    delivered  to  the  Legislative Audit Commission, the Auditor
19    General, the Governor, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the
20    House of Representatives,  and  the  President  and  Minority
21    Leader of the Senate.