August 8, 2005

            To the Honorable Members of the

            Illinois House of Representatives

            94th General Assembly

            Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return House Bill 911 entitled “AN ACT concerning government,” with the following specific recommendations for change:

            on page 1, by replacing line 7 with the following:

                        "Sec. 6.  Joint self-insurance.

                        (a)  An intergovernmental"; and

            on page 2, line 14, before “No”, by inserting “(b)”; and

            on page 3, line 3, after “members.”, by inserting “This subsection (b) does not apply

            to the State of Illinois and its agencies.”.

            With these changes, House Bill 911 will have my approval.  I respectfully request your concurrence.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor