(25 ILCS 155/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 341)

Sec. 1.

It is the continuing policy of the State in meeting the public needs to
establish program priorities and to coordinate available resources to the
end that the maximum benefits be produced efficiently and economically in a
manner designed to encourage a strong, free enterprise economy in the
State. To carry out this policy effectively, it is essential that the
General Assembly be furnished with the most reliable and authoritative
information available concerning economic developments and trends in this
State and the operations of State Government.

(Source: P.A. 77-2054.)