Rod Blagojevich

Governor

August 18, 2003

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois Senate

93^rd General Assembly

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return Senate Bill 1523, entitled “AN ACT concerning the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission”, with the following specific recommendations for change:

on page 3, by deleting line 33; and

on page 3, line 34 by deleting “assure”; and

on page 4, by replacing lines 7 through 14 with the following:

            “(5) Monitor State funded programs delivering services to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing to determine the extent that promised and mandated services are delivered.”; and

on page 4, by replacing lines 25 through 33 with the following:

            “(7) Promote cooperation among State and local agencies providing educational programs for deaf and hard of hearing individuals.”.

With these changes, Senate Bill 1523 will have my approval.  I respectfully request your concurrence.

Sincerely,

Rod R. Blagojevich

Governor