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                            STATE OF ILLINOIS
                         OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
                           SPRINGFIELD, 62706

      GEORGE H. RYAN
      GOVERNOR
                              July 26, 2001

      To the Honorable Members of the
          Illinois House of Representatives
          92nd General Assembly
          Pursuant to Article IV,  Section  9(b)  of  the  Illinois
      Constitution  of  1970, I hereby veto House Bill 198 entitled
      "AN ACT with regard to education."
          House Bill  198  amends  the  Illinois  School  Code  and
      provides  that  the  course of instruction given in grades 10
      through 12 concerning the Illinois Vehicle Code must  include
      instruction  on  special  hazards  existing, and observed, at
      highway construction and maintenance zones and  in  emergency
      situations.
          While  the principals of House Bill 198 are sound and the
      protection of highway construction  and  emergency  personnel
      are  of utmost importance, House Bill 198 duplicates existing
      state statutes and is  unnecessary  legislation.  The  School
      Code currently specifies that the driver education curriculum
      must  cover  the  sections of the Illinois Vehicle Code which
      include special regulations for construction and  maintenance
      zones.   Illinois'  teachers  are  currently  covering  these
      mandated topics as well as other related work zone hazards.
          For this reason, House Bill  198  is  unnecessary  and  I
      hereby veto and return House Bill 198.
                                             Sincerely,
                                             s/GEORGE H. RYAN
                                             Governor

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