July 24, 2003

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois House of Representatives

93^rd General Assembly

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return House Bill 197 entitled “AN ACT in relation to public health,” with the following specific recommendation for change:

            on line 9, by replacing “shall” with “may”.

With this change, House Bill 197 will have my approval.  I respectfully request your concurrence.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor