August 14,
2009
To the
Honorable Members of the Illinois House of Representatives,
96th
General Assembly:
Today I return
House Bill 725 with my specific recommendations for change.
This bill
contains language conditioning agency rulemaking ability on compliance with the
provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. This language is a
remnant of the controversy surrounding certain rulemaking undertaken by my
predecessor’s administration. In approving House Bill 398, my administration
demonstrated its commitment to upholding the law and respecting the
constitutionally protected powers of each branch of government. My approval of
House Bill 398 renders the language related to rulemaking in this bill moot.
It is time to move past the battles between my predecessor and members of the
General Assembly. I am, therefore, deleting this language from the bill.
Therefore, pursuant
to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby
return House Bill 725, entitled “AN ACT concerning education.”, with the
following specific recommendations for change:
on page 2, by
replacing lines 8 through 14 with “courses into school foreign language
curricula.”; and
on page 2, by
replacing lines 18 through 23 with “into school foreign language curricula.”;
and
on page 3, by
deleting line 1; and
on page 28,
replacing lines 11 through 16 with “major.”.
With these changes, House Bill 725 will have my approval. I
respectfully request your concurrence.
Sincerely,
PAT QUINN
Governor