September 3, 2003

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois Senate

93^rd General Assembly

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return Senate Bill 1364, entitled “AN ACT in relation to public aid”, with the following specific recommendation for change:

on page 1, line 10, by replacing “disparate impact” with “applicability”.

While I fully support the bill’s intentions in making information about the TANF program available for distribution, the term “disparate impact” is a legal term of art that connotes more than the mere distribution of this information.  With this change, Senate Bill 1364 will have my approval.  I respectfully request your concurrence.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor