Rod Blagojevich

Governor

August 25, 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 150, entitled “AN ACT in relation to vehicles”, with the following specific recommendations for change:

on page 1, line 5, by deleting “and changing Section 29-15”; and

by deleting line 26 on page 2 through line 13 on page 3.

I applaud the sponsors for the many good provisions contained in this bill that seek to improve the safe transportation of children in school districts throughout the state..  However, in light of the current fiscal crisis, we simply cannot commit additional state funds to reimburse school districts for transporting children who use public transportation to get to school.  Therefore, with the changes outlined above, Senate Bill 150 will have my approval.  I respectfully request your concurrence.

Sincerely,

Rod R. Blagojevich

Governor