Full Text of HR1146 94th General Assembly
HR1146 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Department of Human Services provides funds to | 3 |
| private organizations and facilities, including Pilsen-Little | 4 |
| Village Community Mental Health Center, Inc., located at 2319 | 5 |
| South Damen in Chicago, to provide mental health services to | 6 |
| Illinois residents; and
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| WHEREAS, Pilsen-Little Village Community Mental Health | 8 |
| Center, Inc., was the subject of an audit by the Auditor | 9 |
| General in 1998-1999 to determine whether State funds received | 10 |
| by the Center had been spent according to applicable State | 11 |
| laws, regulations, contracts, and grants; and
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| WHEREAS, The 1998-1999 audit identified findings that | 13 |
| ranged from a lack of supporting documentation, to | 14 |
| non-compliance, to unauthorized use of grant funds; the | 15 |
| pervasiveness of problems raised the possibility that there | 16 |
| might be additional areas of non-compliance; and
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| WHEREAS, Based on current complaints, the Center may be | 18 |
| engaging in conduct or practices similar to those that led to | 19 |
| the prior audit; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 |
| the Auditor General is directed to conduct an audit of | 23 |
| Pilsen-Little Village Community Mental Health Center, Inc., to | 24 |
| determine whether funds received by the Center have been spent | 25 |
| according to applicable State laws, regulations, contracts, | 26 |
| and grants; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Auditor General is specifically | 28 |
| authorized to review and
publicly report on any books, records, | 29 |
| revenues, expenditures, policies and
procedures, and other | 30 |
| relevant aspects of entities administering services for
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| with mental illness which are funded in whole or in part by | 2 |
| State funds,
and such entities, as well as any State or other | 3 |
| entities that may have
information
relevant to the audit, are | 4 |
| directed to cooperate fully and promptly with the
Office of the | 5 |
| Auditor General in the conduct of the audit; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | 7 |
| soon as possible
and report his findings and recommendations | 8 |
| upon completion in accordance with
the provisions of the | 9 |
| Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to | 11 |
| the Auditor General.
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