August 6, 2004

            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 2690 entitled “AN ACT concerning child support,” with the following specific recommendation for change:

            on page 38, lines 6 and 7, by replacing “July 1, 2004” with “January 1, 2005”.

            The Department of Public Aid requires additional time to make the appropriate automated systems changes to comply with Senate Bill 2690.  With this change, Senate Bill 2690 will have my approval.  I respectfully request your concurrence.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor