State of Illinois

Rod Blagojevich

Governor

 

August 18, 2003

 

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois Senate

93rd 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