BILL NUMBER:  AB 627
  VETOED	DATE: 10/12/2009




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 627 without my signature.

I want California children to embrace healthy lifestyles because the
individual and societal benefits of good nutrition and physical
activity lead to life-long accomplishments.  Reducing childhood
obesity can lead to fewer adults with chronic health conditions and
lower healthcare costs.  Unfortunately, this bill would create
pressure to add Proposition 98 General Fund resources to the Child
and Adult Care Food program when funding for so many other education
programs has been cut.  It is simply not possible to initiate a new
program in a fiscal environment such as this.

I would ask the sponsors to work with the state Department of
Education to include information regarding healthy nutrition and
physical activity guidelines in existing newsletters to child care
providers to the extent this can be accomplished within existing
resources.

For this reason, I regret that I am unable to sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger