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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The  purpose of the Illinois Personnel Code is to 
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establish for the government of the State of Illinois a system 
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of personnel administration under the Governor, based on merit 
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principles and scientific methods; and

 
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    WHEREAS, All offices and positions of employment in the 
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service of the State of Illinois are subject to the provisions 
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of the Personnel Code unless exempted by law; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois Personnel Code establishes the 
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following jurisdictions:  Jurisdiction A, with respect to the 
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classification and compensation of positions in the State 
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service;  Jurisdiction B, with respect to the positions in the 
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State service to which persons must hold appointments on a 
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basis of merit and fitness;  and Jurisdiction C, with respect to 
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conditions of employment in State service; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Personnel Code provides for the partial or 
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total exemption of certain positions from provisions of the 
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Code pertaining to Jurisdictions A, B, and C; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Civil Service Commission is authorized to 
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exempt from Jurisdiction B positions that in its judgment 
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involve either principal administrative responsibility for the 
 


 






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determination of policy or principal administrative 
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responsibility for the way in which policies are carried out, 
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upon written recommendation of the Director of Central 
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Management Services; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Positions exempted from the Personnel Code by the 
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Civil Service Commission typically involve upper-management 
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positions, subject to a  higher pay range than non-exempt 
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positions, and may be filled without regard to veteran's 
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preference or the merit and fitness requirements (testing) of 
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the Code; and

 
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    WHEREAS, As of December 31, 2003, the number of exemptions 
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granted by the Civil Service Commission in executive branch 
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State agencies was 381; that number has consistently increased 
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in the past 6 years to an unprecedented number of 824; and

 
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    WHEREAS, A report recently released by the Executive Ethics 
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Commission indicates that exempt positions were used by State 
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agencies to circumvent veterans' preference requirements and 
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to hire unqualified persons into State positions; therefore, be 
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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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the Auditor General is directed to conduct an audit of 
 


 






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exemptions granted by the Civil Service Commission pursuant to 
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its authority under item (3) of subsection (d) of Section 4 of 
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the Illinois Personnel Code during the period January 1, 2003 
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to December 31, 2008, to determine if the granting of such 
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exemptions was consistent with applicable State law and rules; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as 
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soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations 
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upon completion in accordance with the provisions of the 
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Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to 
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the Auditor General.