August 19, 2008

 

 

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois House of Representatives

95th General Assembly

 

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return House Bill 3286, entitled “AN ACT concerning education.”, with the following specific recommendations for change:

            on page 2, line 6, by replacing “may” with “shall”; and

            on page 2, line 7, by replacing “other” with “all other”; and

            on page 3, line 11, by replacing “9” with “13”; and

on page 3, below line 25, by inserting the following:

                        “(4) The Director of the Department of Human Services, or his designee.

(5) The Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, or his designee.

(6) The Director of the Department of Public Health, or his designee.

(7) One additional member, appointed by the Governor.”; and

           

            on page 4, below line 3, by inserting the following:

                       

            “(c) The Illinois Health Policy Center shall submit a report each calendar year to the Governor and the General Assembly. The report shall contain:

(1) An itemized list of the source and amount of funds of the Illinois Health Policy Center.

(2) An itemized list of expenditures made by the Illinois Health Policy Center.

(3) A summary of research activities undertaken since the submission of the preceding report.

(4) A description of advocacy activities undertaken since the submission of the preceding report.”.

           

With these changes, House Bill 3286 will have my approval. I respectfully request your concurrence. 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor