BILL NUMBER:  AB 444
  VETOED	DATE: 09/29/2005




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 444 without my signature.

This bill will have little direct impact on the nutritional value of
foods made available to students, since it merely requires the
California Department of Education to consider revising its
nutritional guidelines.  Simply revising state level guidelines
without any implementation or enforcement mechanism does not address
the proliferation of unhealthy foods in any effective or timely
manner.

I support a more direct approach in impacting student health and
nutrition issues in our schools.  This is why I have recently signed
into law SB 12, SB 965, and SB 281 to eliminate junk food and soda
from campuses, and increase the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables
available to students.  Those important measures will make a more
significant impact on improving the quality of food choices available
to California students.

For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill at this time.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger