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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, According to information compiled by the | ||||||
| 3 | Governor's Office of Executive Appointments, the State of | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois has over 300 boards, commissions, task forces, | ||||||
| 5 | councils, and
authorities (referred to as "boards and | ||||||
| 6 | commissions"); and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, These boards and commissions are created by | ||||||
| 8 | statutes, resolutions, and Executive Orders to serve a variety | ||||||
| 9 | of advisory and substantive functions; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, There are cumulatively hundreds of members on | ||||||
| 11 | these boards and commissions; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Compensation to members of boards and commissions | ||||||
| 13 | ranges from set salaries, stipends, or per diems to | ||||||
| 14 | reimbursement of expenses only; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, State agency directors and employees often serve | ||||||
| 16 | as members of boards and commissions or provide administrative | ||||||
| 17 | support to boards and commissions, or both, in addition to | ||||||
| 18 | performing their regular duties; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, According to findings of the Auditor General, | ||||||
| 20 | some boards and commissions are not fulfilling their mission, | ||||||
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| 1 | including boards and commissions that were never established, | ||||||
| 2 | were established at one time but are now inactive, have | ||||||
| 3 | long-term vacancies, have members serving expired terms, or | ||||||
| 4 | have failed to meet periodically as required; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 6 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 7 | the Auditor General is directed to conduct a management audit | ||||||
| 8 | of the State's boards and commissions; and be it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to, | ||||||
| 10 | the following for every known State board and commission: | ||||||
| 11 | (1) its name and purpose; | ||||||
| 12 | (2) the number of appointed members and the number of | ||||||
| 13 | vacancies and the length of the vacancies; | ||||||
| 14 | (3) costs of member stipends, salaries, and per diems | ||||||
| 15 | and expense reimbursements to members and State officials | ||||||
| 16 | and employees for attending board and commission meetings | ||||||
| 17 | during Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022; | ||||||
| 18 | (4) the date of each of the board's or commission's | ||||||
| 19 | meetings during Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022 and the number | ||||||
| 20 | of members in attendance and the number of members absent;
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| 21 | and | ||||||
| 22 | (5) identification of any report or work product | ||||||
| 23 | prepared and made available by the board or commission | ||||||
| 24 | during Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That all State agencies and boards and | ||||||
| 2 | commissions and any other entity having information relevant | ||||||
| 3 | to this audit cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor | ||||||
| 4 | General's Office in the conduct of this audit; and be it | ||||||
| 5 | further | ||||||
| 6 | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | ||||||
| 7 | soon as possible and report his or her findings and | ||||||
| 8 | recommendations upon completion in accordance with the | ||||||
| 9 | provisions of Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; | ||||||
| 10 | and be it further | ||||||
| 11 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to | ||||||
| 12 | the Auditor General.
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