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                            State of Illinois
                         OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
                      Springfield, Illinois  62706
      George H. Ryan
      GOVERNOR
                                                      July 26, 2001
      To the Honorable Members of
        The Illinois Senate
      92nd General Assembly
          Pursuant to Article IV,  Section  9(b)  of  the  Illinois
      Constitution of 1970, I hereby veto Senate Bill 635 entitled,
      "AN ACT regarding libraries."
          Senate  Bill 635 creates a Task Force to hold hearings to
      study 1) the means by which public libraries  and  elementary
      and  secondary  school libraries can enhance the coordination
      of students accessing information in public libraries; 2) the
      means by which public libraries and elementary and  secondary
      school   libraries   can   access   new  library  information
      technology  and  enhance  the  capability  of   funding   for
      technology  from  federal, state, local, and other resources;
      and 3) the issues involved in and  the  effectiveness,  cost,
      and means of implementing a statewide public library service.
          Although  all  of  these goals are admirable, the current
      Illinois  State  Library  Advisory  Committee   already   has
      oversight of all of these issues and it would be redundant to
      establish  yet  another task force to review the same issues.
      The   regional   library   systems   have    the    statutory
      responsibility  to address issues of coordination and access.
      The Secretary of State and the  Illinois  State  Library  are
      also  addressing  these  issues  as a result of a summit held
      last fall.  Furthermore, there  have  been  several  attempts
      over  the  past  several  years  to study these areas.  These
      issues must be addressed within the context of other  ongoing
      statewide   initiatives  that  coordinate  efforts,  increase
      funding  from  outside  sources  and  utilize  technology  to
      enhance accessibility.  Lastly, creation of this  Task  Force
      runs  counter  to  this  administration's effort to eliminate
      redundant boards and commissions.
          For these reasons, I hereby veto and return  Senate  Bill
      635.
                                             Sincerely,
                                             George H. Ryan
                                             GOVERNOR

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