HR0816 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Department of Central Management Services conducts testing in the form of an automated multiple choice exams for multiple positions, including, but not limited to: Account Clerk I & II; Account Technician I; Accountant/Accountant Advanced/Accountant Supervisor; Administrative Services Worker Trainee; Automotive Mechanic Options 1 & 2; Building/Grounds Laborer; Building/Grounds Maintenance Worker; Clerical Trainee; Corrections Food Service Supervisor I; Data Processing Administrative Specialist; Data Processing Assistant, Options 1 & 2; Data Processing Specialist; Data Processing Technician; Data Processing Technician Trainee; Dietitian; Disability Claims Adjudicator Trainee; Electronic Equipment Installer/Repairer; Employment Security Program Representative; Employment Security Program Representative - Intermittent; Employment Security Service Representative; Executive Secretary I, II, & III, Options 2 & 3; Firearms Eligibility Analyst Trainee; Forensic Scientist Trainee, Options A, B & C; Guard II; Highway Maintainer; Human Resources Assistant, Options 1 & 2; Human Resources Associate, Options 1 & 2; Human Rights Investigator Trainee; Information Systems Analyst I, II, & III; Insurance Analyst I & II, Option 2; Insurance Performance Examiner I - Options 1 & 2; Intermittent Clerk, Options 1 & 2; Intermittent Laborer - Maintenance; Laboratory Assistant; Maintenance Equipment Operator; Maintenance Worker; Meat & Poultry Inspector Trainee; Natural Resources Technician I; Office Administrator I, II, III, IV, V, Options 1, 2, & 3; Office Aide/Office Clerk/Office Assistant, Options 1, 2, & 3; Office Assistant/Office Clerk, Option 5; Office Associate, Options 1, 2, & 3; Office Coordinator/Office Specialist, Options 1, 2, & 3; Office Coordinator/Office Specialist, Option 4; Office Administrative Specialist, Option 4; Pharmacy Technician; Public Aid Eligibility Assistant; Rehabilitation Case Coordinator I; Residential Care Worker Trainee-Cook/Morgan County; Revenue Tax Specialist Trainee; Security Therapy Aide Trainee; Site Security Officer; Site Technician II; Social Services Career Trainee; Stores Clerk; Support Service Worker; Switchboard Operator I; Telecommunicator Trainee; Unemployment Insurance Revenue Analyst I; Unemployment Insurance Revenue Analyst II; Unemployment Insurance Revenue Specialist; and Veterans Employment Representative I, Option 2; and

WHEREAS, Minority populations, historically, have been under-represented as new hires for employment by the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, There are ongoing concerns about whether the automated multiple choice exams conducted by the Department of Central Management Services, knowingly or unknowingly, could be biased against minority populations; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is directed in accordance with Section 3-2 of the Illinois State Auditing Act to conduct a performance audit of the Department of Central Management Services to review and assess the Department's automated multiple choice exams for the above-listed positions; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the audit include a review of whether those automated multiple choice exams are biased against minority exam takers, either in their content or in their results; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Auditor General compile a detailed report that includes a full summary of the results of that review; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Department of Central Management Services cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor General in the conduct of this audit; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as soon as possible and submit his report, including his findings and recommendations, upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act, and also provide a copy of the report to the Director of Central Management Services; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to the Auditor General and the Department of Central Management Services.