September 11, 2007

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 3627, entitled “AN ACT concerning finance.”, with the following specific recommendations for change:

            on page 5, line 5, by deleting “and”; and

on page 5, line 7, by replacing “.” with “; and”; and

on page 5, after line 7, by inserting “(4) provides evidence that it is in good financial standing, including, but not limited to, a showing that there have been no audit findings for the previous two-year period that would adversely affect the organization’s Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, and other evidence as specified by Committee rules.”.

With these changes, House Bill 3627 will have my approval. I respectfully request your concurrence. 

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor