July 7, 2006

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois Senate

94^th General Assembly

            Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return Senate Bill 2477, entitled “AN ACT concerning education,” with the following specific recommendation for change:

on page 1, line 28, after “education,”, by inserting “(iv) provided, however that for purposes of Section 18 of this Act such a school district will not be considered a municipal corporation,”; and,

on page 2, line 4, after “education,”, by inserting “(iv) provided, however that for purposes of Section 18 of this Act such a school district will not be considered a municipal corporation,”.

            With these changes, Senate Bill 2477 will have my approval.  I respectfully request your concurrence.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor