Full Text of SB1103 95th General Assembly
August 14, 2007
November 20, 2008
To the
Honorable Members of the
Illinois Senate
95th
General Assembly
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(b) of the
Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return Senate Bill 1103, entitled “AN
ACT concerning appropriations” with line item vetoes in appropriations totaling
$55,037,850.
I take this action with great reluctance given
the significant challenges facing the people of Illinois. However, sound
financial management and prudent fiscal policy demand that I must not sign an
appropriation bill that is not fully supported by sufficient revenue sources. This
legislation relies, in part, on funds that are restricted by the federal
government. Using such funds could put future federal funding in jeopardy.
I share many of the spending
priorities outlined in this legislation, and with sufficient transferred revenue
would support restoration of previous vetoes. But, due to the clear hypocrisy of
the revenue passed in support of this legislation, sufficient revenues are not
be available to meet the obligations outlined.
In addition, the Department of
Revenue has recently concluded that due to the current national fiscal crisis statewide
revenues are falling short of the amounts initially budgeted by the General
Assembly. While the nation faces such a tremendous crisis, we must use all
available resources to protect the stability of the State and the needs of its
people.
I stand ready to work with the
General Assembly to address the financial and service needs of the State. I
encourage the General Assembly to pass additional supplemental revenues that would
fully support the restoration of the vetoed items.
Pursuant
to Article VIII, Section 2(b) of the Illinois Constitution, I hereby veto the
appropriations items listed below:
Article
|
Section
|
Page
|
Line(s)
|
|
Amount
Enacted
|
1
|
20
|
1
|
19
|
-
|
21
|
|
1,016,800
|
1
|
80
|
6
|
6
|
-
|
7
|
|
382,300
|
1
|
90
|
6
|
24
|
|
|
|
139,900
|
1
|
90
|
7
|
3
|
-
|
4
|
|
260,300
|
1
|
120
|
8
|
10
|
-
|
11
|
|
5,446,800
|
1
|
140
|
8
|
19
|
-
|
22 and
|
|
275,000
|
1
|
140
|
9
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
150
|
9
|
10
|
-
|
13
|
|
1,000,000
|
1
|
150
|
9
|
14
|
-
|
15
|
|
1,000,000
|
1
|
160
|
9
|
17
|
-
|
20
|
|
200,000
|
1
|
170
|
10
|
4
|
-
|
5
|
|
1,000,000
|
1
|
180
|
10
|
14
|
-
|
15
|
|
2,000,000
|
1
|
190
|
10
|
23
|
|
|
|
4,986,700
|
1
|
190
|
11
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
|
811,400
|
1
|
190
|
11
|
3
|
|
|
|
362,100
|
1
|
190
|
11
|
4
|
|
|
|
107,500
|
1
|
190
|
11
|
5
|
|
|
|
75,000
|
1
|
190
|
11
|
6
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
1
|
190
|
11
|
7
|
|
|
|
35,000
|
1
|
190
|
11
|
8
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
1
|
190
|
11
|
9
|
|
|
|
280,000
|
1
|
190
|
11
|
10
|
|
|
|
55,000
|
1
|
190
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
1
|
190
|
11
|
12
|
-
|
13
|
|
25,000
|
1
|
200
|
11
|
15
|
-
|
18
|
|
350,000
|
1
|
220
|
12
|
10
|
-
|
17
|
|
1,750,000
|
1
|
230
|
12
|
18
|
-
|
23
|
|
400,000
|
1
|
240
|
13
|
1
|
-
|
5
|
|
500,000
|
1
|
250
|
13
|
6
|
-
|
14
|
|
95,000
|
1
|
300
|
15
|
1
|
-
|
5
|
|
300,000
|
1
|
310
|
15
|
6
|
-
|
10
|
|
450,000
|
1
|
320
|
15
|
11
|
-
|
16
|
|
2,400,000
|
1
|
340
|
16
|
2
|
-
|
6
|
|
835,000
|
1
|
390
|
17
|
22
|
|
and
|
|
372,175
|
1
|
390
|
18
|
1
|
-
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
400
|
18
|
5
|
-
|
9
|
|
294,000
|
1
|
410
|
18
|
10
|
-
|
14
|
|
16,850
|
1
|
420
|
18
|
15
|
-
|
19
|
|
125,200
|
1
|
430
|
18
|
20
|
-
|
21 and
|
|
239,400
|
1
|
430
|
19
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
440
|
19
|
4
|
-
|
8
|
|
146,350
|
1
|
450
|
19
|
9
|
-
|
13
|
|
81,405
|
1
|
460
|
19
|
14
|
-
|
18
|
|
61,870
|
1
|
470
|
19
|
19
|
-
|
21 and
|
|
621,300
|
1
|
470
|
20
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
480
|
20
|
2
|
-
|
6
|
|
460,000
|
1
|
490
|
20
|
7
|
-
|
11
|
|
101,000
|
1
|
500
|
20
|
12
|
-
|
16
|
|
20,714,400
|
1
|
520
|
21
|
2
|
-
|
6
|
|
323,900
|
1
|
530
|
21
|
7
|
-
|
11
|
|
1,079,000
|
1
|
540
|
21
|
12
|
-
|
15
|
|
281,400
|
1
|
550
|
21
|
16
|
-
|
20
|
|
1,370,800
|
1
|
560
|
22
|
1
|
-
|
8
|
|
2,135,000
|
In
addition to these specific item vetoes, I hereby approve all other appropriation
items in Senate Bill 1103.
Sincerely,
ROD R.
BLAGOJEVICH
Governor
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