July 24,
2009
To the
Honorable Members of the
Illinois Senate
96th
General Assembly
I hereby
return Senate Bill 231 with my specific recommendation for changes. I thank the
sponsors for their hard work on this legislation. This bill addresses the
important issue of medical assistance during periods of incarceration or
detention. I believe that effectively addressing this issue requires the full
cooperation from Departments of Juvenile Justice, Corrections, Healthcare and
Family Services and Human Services.
Therefore,
pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I
hereby return Senate Bill 231, entitled “AN ACT concerning persons with
disabilities.”, with the following specific recommendations for change:
on page 2, by
replacing line 21 with “Counties, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the
Department of Human Services, and the”; and
on page 2, by
replacing line 23 with “in administering this Section. That cooperation
shall include managing eligibility processing and”; and
on page 3, by
replacing lines 1 through 3 with “incarcerated”; and
on page 3,
line 16, by replacing “July 1, 2010” with “December 31, 2011”.
With these changes, Senate Bill 231 will have my approval. I
respectfully request your concurrence.
Sincerely,
PAT QUINN
Governor