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92_HB1356gms

 
                            STATE OF ILLINOIS
                         OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
                           SPRINGFIELD, 62706

      GEORGE H. RYAN
      GOVERNOR
                             August 17, 2001

      To the Honorable Members of the
          Illinois House of Representatives
          91st General Assembly
          Pursuant to the  authority  vested  in  the  Governor  by
      Article  IV,  Section  9(e)  of  the Illinois Constitution of
      1970, and re-affirmed by the People of the State of  Illinois
      by popular referendum in 1974, and conforming to the standard
      articulated  by  the Illinois Supreme Court in People ex Rel.
      Klinger v.  Howlett,  50  Ill.  2d  242  (1972),  Continental
      Illinois National Bank and Trust Co. v. Zagel, 78 Ill. 2d 387
      (1979),  People  ex Rel. City of Canton v. Crouch, 79 Ill. 2d
      356 (1980), and County of Kane v. Carlson, 116  Ill.  2d  186
      (1987),  that  gubernatorial  action  be  consistent with the
      fundamental purposes and the intent of  the  bill,  I  hereby
      return  House  Bill  1356 entitled "AN ACT concerning speech"
      with my specific recommendations for change.
          House Bill 1356  creates  a  new  category  of  licensure
      called  Speech-Language  Pathology  Assistant. In making this
      change that ultimately should both improve public safety  and
      encourage  more  people  to choose this career path, the bill
      would unintentionally  cause  some  practical  and  financial
      hardships  to  schools  that currently employ people in these
      positions. By making an immediate shift in the law  there  is
      the  potential  that  many fine people could no longer assist
      students with their speech and communications  needs.  Rather
      than have these children go without assistance, or force some
      people  not  to  continue  with  their  chosen  profession, I
      believe  that  there  should  be  a  separate   category   of
      individuals who perform this work. They should not be subject
      to  the full licensure requirements if they are in a category
      approved by the State Board of Education.
          For these reasons, I hereby return House Bill  1356  with
      the following recommendations for change:
          on page 1, line 26, by deleting "Before January 1,"; and
          on page 1, by deleting lines 27 through 29; and
          on page 2, by deleting lines 1 through 5; and
          on page 2, line 6, by deleting "Act."; and
          on  page  2,  line  10, by inserting after the period the
      following:
               "This Section  does  not  apply  to  speech-language
               pathology  paraprofessionals  approved  by the State
               Board of Education."; and
          on page 30, line 12, by adding after the word "assistant"
      the following:
               'or a speech-language  pathology  paraprofessional";
               and
          on page 31, in line 18, by deleting "Before"; and
          on page 31, by deleting lines 19 through 22; and
          On  page  32,  in  line  22, by inserting "(a)" after the
      period; and
 
          On page 33, by inserting the following after line 2:
               (b) Until  January  1,  2004,  a  person  holding  a
               bachelor's  level  degree in communication disorders
               who  was  employed  to  assist   a   speech-language
               pathologist on the effective date of this amendatory
               Act  of  the 92nd General Assembly shall be eligible
               to receive a license as a speech-language  pathology
               assistant  from  the  Department  upon completion of
               forms prescribed by the Department and  the  payment
               of the required fee."
          With   these  changes,  House  Bill  1356  will  have  my
      approval. I respectfully request your concurrence.
                                             Sincerely,
                                             s/GEORGE H. RYAN
                                             Governor

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