August 13, 2007
To the Honorable Members of the
Illinois House of Representatives
95th General Assembly
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return
House Bill 732, entitled “AN ACT concerning health,” with the following specific recommendations for change:
on page 1, line 11, by replacing “Public Health” with “Healthcare and Family Services”; and
on page 1, line 13, by inserting “statewide” before “Health Access Network”; and
on page 1, line 13, by deleting “in Kane County” and
on page 2, line 1 through 3, by deleting “top health care issues as identified by Kane County’s “IPLAN” community health assessment and planning process and the”; and
on page 2, line 8, by replacing “Kane County” with “Illinois”; and
on page 2, line 14 through 15, by replacing “a county with a population of less than 100,000 that is contiguous to Kane County,” with “Illinois”; and
on page 2, line 18, by replacing “multi-county” with “statewide”; and
on page 2, line 18 through 20, by deleting “that includes Kane County. The lead agency for such a multi-county program must be located in Kane County, however”; and
on page 3, line 10 through 12, by deleting “Section 30. Implementation subject to appropriations. Implementation of this Act is subject to appropriations made to the Department for that purpose.”
With these changes, House Bill 732 will have my approval. I respectfully request your concurrence.
Sincerely,
ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH
Governor