Full Text of SR0763 96th General Assembly
SR0763 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The conviction of former Governor George Ryan and | 3 |
| the arrest and pending trial of former Governor Rod Blagojevich | 4 |
| have caused a crisis of confidence of Illinois citizens and | 5 |
| taxpayers in their government; and
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| WHEREAS, Former Governor Rod Blagojevich was accused of, | 7 |
| among other things, corruption involving patronage hiring, | 8 |
| awarding of State contracts, making of board and commission | 9 |
| appointments, and other abuses of State power; and
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| WHEREAS, The decisions of State government, boards, and | 11 |
| commissions were often based on the level of campaign | 12 |
| contributions and not on the best interests of the taxpayers; | 13 |
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| WHEREAS, The State budget deficit is estimated at over $13 | 15 |
| billion and liabilities are estimated to total over $120 | 16 |
| billion including pension debt, yet there are varying reports | 17 |
| of how many programs the State runs, how many special funds | 18 |
| exist, and what the precise amount of the deficit is; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois ranks 48th in job growth and | 20 |
| economic vitality, has had a net loss of over 700 manufacturing | 21 |
| firms in the last year, and has had a population outflow of |
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| 735,000 people in the last decade due to loss of confidence in | 2 |
| State government; and
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| WHEREAS, A forensic audit is a thorough and evidentiary | 4 |
| audit that can identify corrupt practices that have occurred | 5 |
| and provide the basis for prosecution of those who engaged in | 6 |
| those practices; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is | 9 |
| directed pursuant to Section 3-2 of the Illinois State Auditing | 10 |
| Act to conduct a forensic audit of all State spending, hiring, | 11 |
| procurement, and contracts awarded and the appointment of board | 12 |
| and commission officials and decisions made by boards and | 13 |
| commissions or those with procurement or hiring authority | 14 |
| during the Blagojevich administration, specifically all | 15 |
| expenditures and actions from January 1, 2001 to January 1, | 16 |
| 2010; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this forensic | 18 |
| audit as soon as possible and report the findings and | 19 |
| recommendations upon completion in accordance with the | 20 |
| Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Office of the Governor shall provide all | 22 |
| needed information and, if necessary, the Senate shall issue |
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| any needed subpoenas that the Auditor General deems necessary; | 2 |
| and be it further | 3 |
| RESOLVED, That a commission of 6 individuals equally | 4 |
| divided between Republican members (appointed by the Senate | 5 |
| Republican Minority Leader) and Democrat members (appointed by | 6 |
| the President of the Senate) shall be appointed to oversee the | 7 |
| effort; and be it further | 8 |
| RESOLVED, That the Auditor General, upon finding any | 9 |
| incident of suspected corruption, shall file a complaint to the | 10 |
| Executive Inspector General or other appropriate Inspector | 11 |
| General to be referred for further investigation and possible | 12 |
| prosecution; and be it further | 13 |
| RESOLVED, That a copies of this resolution be delivered to | 14 |
| the Auditor General and the Governor.
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