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CONSENT OF COUNSEL
We hereby consent (i) to the use of our name and the references to our
firm under the caption "Counsel" in the Statement of Additional Information that
is included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 27, to the Registration Statement on
Form N-1A under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, of Galaxy Fund
II and (ii) to the use and incorporation by reference in said Post-Effective
Amendment No. 27 of our firm's opinion of counsel filed as Exhibit 10 to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, of Galaxy Fund II.
/s/ Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ------------------------------
May 31, 2000 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
