Bill Text: IL HR1217 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulations John Avendano on the occasion of his retirement as president of Kankakee Community College.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-13 - Resolution Adopted [HR1217 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1217-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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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
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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15 | existence of redundant and outdated programs; and
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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18 | State appropriations or such measures may be outdated or | ||||||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
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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 which 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
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
9 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | ||||||
10 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the creation via legislation of | ||||||
11 | the Illinois Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, | ||||||
12 | whose purpose shall be to examine the extent to which current | ||||||
13 | practices of the
executive agencies either conform to or fall | ||||||
14 | short of established laws, regulations, and best
practices, and | ||||||
15 | to determine the fiscal impact which the State realizes as a | ||||||
16 | result of falling short of
compliance with such practices; and | ||||||
17 | be it further
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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
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8 | RESOLVED, That the Commission's recommendations should | ||||||
9 | focus on the following areas:
(1) Discretionary State spending,
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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
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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
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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
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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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