Bill Text: IL HJR0071 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the State Financial Crisis Task Force to address all appropriate means of cutting
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HJR0071 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HJR0071-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Illinois is experiencing a budget crisis that is | ||||||
3 | one of the worst in the State's long history; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The financial condition of the State is affecting | ||||||
5 | individuals, families, social services providers and their | ||||||
6 | clients, State employees, units of local governments, | ||||||
7 | educational institutions, businesses and other enterprises, | ||||||
8 | large and small, and in some cases the State's financial | ||||||
9 | condition is leaving those impacted without any avenue for | ||||||
10 | relief; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue to the | ||||||
12 | State have been lost due to the recession that has gripped the | ||||||
13 | entire nation; and
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14 | WHEREAS, At present Illinois has a budget shortfall that | ||||||
15 | all agree is measured in billions of dollars; and
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16 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois cannot ignore the talent of | ||||||
17 | experienced Illinois citizen leaders who can assist the | ||||||
18 | Governor and the General Assembly in identifying all | ||||||
19 | appropriate means of effecting savings and gathering more | ||||||
20 | income; and
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1 | WHEREAS, The effort made by the officials who share | ||||||
2 | responsibility for governing the State of Illinois in this | ||||||
3 | budget crisis must give a high priority to serving the people | ||||||
4 | of Illinois and allow that important principle to guide all | ||||||
5 | decisions made, in matters temporary or permanent; therefore, | ||||||
6 | be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
8 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | ||||||
9 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the State Financial Crisis Task Force | ||||||
10 | is established to address all appropriate means of cutting | ||||||
11 | State government costs, identifying efficiencies that can be | ||||||
12 | effected in State government and in the other entities that the | ||||||
13 | State funds or serves, and obtaining more revenue and funding | ||||||
14 | for the State of Illinois, all while maintaining as a high | ||||||
15 | priority service to the people of Illinois; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of 8 persons, | ||||||
17 | to be appointed as follows: | ||||||
18 | (1) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House
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19 | of Representatives; and | ||||||
20 | (2) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
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21 | House of Representatives; and | ||||||
22 | (3) Two members appointed by the President of the
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23 | Senate; and | ||||||
24 | (4) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
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1 | Senate; and be it further
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2 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall deliver a written | ||||||
3 | report to the General Assembly and the Governor by an early | ||||||
4 | date, jointly established by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
5 | Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
6 | Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority | ||||||
7 | Leader of the Senate, that makes findings and recommendations, | ||||||
8 | and upon filing this report, the Task Force shall be available | ||||||
9 | to assist the General Assembly as it addresses the budget | ||||||
10 | crisis; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives and the Senate | ||||||
12 | shall provide administrative and other support to the Task | ||||||
13 | Force and that the members of the Task Force shall be | ||||||
14 | reimbursed for their travel expenses and subject to the rules | ||||||
15 | of the appropriate travel control board; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | delivered to the Governor, the Comptroller, and the Treasurer.
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