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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Department of Commerce and Economic |
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| Opportunity (DCEO) is the lead State agency for economic |
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| development in Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, In that capacity, DCEO expended over $944 million |
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| in Fiscal Year 2004 appropriations for community and business |
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| development, technology and industrial competitiveness, |
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| tourism, coal development and marketing, and Illinois First; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, On February 22, 2006, the Auditor General |
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| submitted his special management and program audit of DCEO, as |
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| directed by HR 671 of the 93rd General Assembly, and described |
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| various inconsistencies regarding how DCEO was tracking and |
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| reporting job creation in the State; and
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| WHEREAS, Efficient and effective management of the State's |
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| economic development programs is critical to the fiscal |
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| soundness of the State, local communities, business, and |
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| Illinois workers; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| the Auditor General is directed to conduct a follow-up |
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| management and program audit of the Department of Commerce and |
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| Economic Opportunity's administration of its economic |
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| development programs in FY05; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Department of Commerce and Economic |
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| Opportunity, recipients of State funds, and any other entity or |
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| person that may have information relevant to this audit |
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| cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor General's Office |
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| in the conduct of this audit; and be it further
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