July 28,
2010
To the
Honorable Members of the
Illinois House of Representatives,
96th
General Assembly
I hereby return House Bill 5863 with a specific
recommendation for change.
House Bill 5863 will help ensure that Illinois students are
served by substitute teachers of the highest caliber. Our students deserve a
high quality education even when regular teachers are out of the classroom and
I believe that this bill is an important step in that direction. I commend the
sponsors for their hard work in passing this bill.
Since this bill was transmitted to me, the sponsor of this
bill has requested an amendatory veto delaying the effective date of this bill
to January 1, 2011 in order to address issues related to implementing this
measure. Because I want this bill to be fully implemented, I am pleased to
honor that request.
Therefore, pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the
Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return House Bill 5863, entitled “AN
ACT concerning education,” with the following specific recommendation for
change:
on page 12, by replacing lines 16
and 17 with “Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on January 1,
2011.”.
With this
change, House Bill 5863 will have my approval. I respectfully request your
concurrence.
Sincerely,
PAT QUINN
Governor