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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Not-for-profit social service organizations
3provide critical assistance to the people of the State of
4Illinois; and
 
5    WHEREAS, In addition to providing that assistance, these
6organizations employ over 400,000 people in the State and are
7represented in each and every State legislative district; and
 
8    WHEREAS, In 2009, the State began withholding timely
9payment for services rendered by these organizations, causing
10not only funding emergencies for these organizations, but also
11critical service shortages for the persons who rely on those
12services; and
 
13    WHEREAS, These problems have been exacerbated by Public Act
1497-72, which amended Section 3-2 of the State Prompt Payment
15Act to require payment of obligations within 90 days rather
16than 60 days, thus further delaying the ability of these
17organizations to seek payment through the State's Vendor
18Payment Program; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Today, the State owes not-for-profit social
20service organizations more than $4 billion for services
21rendered; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we recognize the importance of the services provided by
4not-for-profit social service organizations in the State and
5urge the Comptroller to prioritize the payment of obligations
6owed to these organizations; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8delivered to the Comptroller.