August 19, 2003
To the Honorable Members of the
Illinois House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly
Pursuant to Article IV, Section
9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return House Bill 684,
entitled “AN ACT concerning disabled persons”, with the following specific
recommendations for change:
on page 1, line 24,
by deleting "or autism,"; and
on page 1, line 30,
after the period, by inserting "For purposes of this Section, autism is
considered a related condition.”; and
on page 2, line 11,
after "(DSM-IV)", by inserting ", or its successor,”; and
on page 2, line 13,
after "(ICD-9-CM)", by inserting ", or its successor,"; and
on page 3, line 5,
by replacing "3 or more" with "any”; and
on page 4, line 7,
after "with", by inserting "developmental”; and
on page 4, line 13,
after "with", by inserting "developmental”; and
on page 5, line 15,
by replacing "shall" with “may"; and
on page 7, below
line 28, by inserting the following:
“(10) Mental
health supports. Individuals with a disability must be provided needed
mental health supports such as psychological rehabilitation, psychiatric and
medication coverage, day treatment, care management, and crisis services.”; and
on page 7, line 29, by replacing
"(10)" with “(11)"; and
on page 8, line 10, by replacing
"(10)" with "(11)".
With these changes, House Bill 684
will have my approval. I respectfully request your concurrence.
Sincerely,
ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH
Governor