Full Text of HR0220 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Pursuant to the Department of Central Management | 3 | | Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and | 4 | | the Personnel Code, the Department of Central Management | 5 | | Services is responsible for administering the Personnel Code; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Under the Personnel Code, a State employee's | 8 | | record of performance may be taken into consideration in | 9 | | determining salary increases and promotions, and "shall be | 10 | | considered as a factor in determining salary decreases, the | 11 | | order of layoffs because of lack of funds or work, | 12 | | reinstatement, demotions, discharges and geographical | 13 | | transfers"; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Management's right to evaluate State employees is | 15 | | a fundamental right recognized by union contract, which | 16 | | generally provides that "written evaluations shall be prepared | 17 | | by the Employee's supervisor who is outside the bargaining unit | 18 | | and/or an employee in the same or higher position | 19 | | classification which has historically performed such | 20 | | evaluation who either has first-hand knowledge of the | 21 | | employee's work or has discussed and received recommendations | 22 | | from someone who does." [Agreement between the Department of | 23 | | Central Management Services and the American Federation of |
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| 1 | | State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31, AFL-CIO | 2 | | (AFSCME Master Contract)]; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Rules adopted by the Department of Central | 4 | | Management Services require an employee's performance records | 5 | | to include "an evaluation of employee performance prepared by | 6 | | each agency on forms prescribed by the Director" of Central | 7 | | Management Services, and further require two such evaluations | 8 | | be conducted for employees serving a six month probationary | 9 | | period and not less often than annually for certified employees | 10 | | [80 Ill. Adm. Code 302.270]; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | the Auditor General is directed to conduct a management audit
| 14 | | of the State of Illinois' employee performance evaluation | 15 | | process or processes for positions that are subject to the | 16 | | Personnel Code; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That the management audit include, but not be | 18 | | limited to, the following determinations: | 19 | | (1) Whether employee performance evaluations are | 20 | | conducted in a timely manner and, if not, the causes for | 21 | | delays; | 22 | | (2) Whether employee performance evaluations are | 23 | | conducted using prescribed forms and whether those forms |
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| 1 | | are updated; | 2 | | (3) Whether employee performance evaluations are | 3 | | conducted in accordance with other applicable | 4 | | requirements; and | 5 | | (4) Whether employee performance evaluations are | 6 | | relied upon by management in making personnel decisions, | 7 | | such as salary changes, promotions, demotions and | 8 | | discharges; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Central Management | 10 | | Services and any other State agency or other entity or person | 11 | | that may have information relevant to this audit cooperate | 12 | | fully and promptly with the Auditor General's Office in its | 13 | | audit; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | 15 | | soon as practical and report its findings and recommendations | 16 | | upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section | 17 | | 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
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