BILL NUMBER:  AB 836
  VETOED	DATE: 10/12/2009




To the Members of the California State Assembly:
I am returning Assembly Bill 836 without my signature.
Earlier this year, I issued an Executive Order directing the State's
Chief Information Officer (CIO) to establish the Information and
Communications Technology (ICT) Digital Literacy Council for the
purposes of developing a California Action Plan for ICT Digital
Literacy.  The CIO is charged with working with stakeholders in both
the education and technology fields to develop a plan to incorporate
digital literacy in our schools and workforce.
This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction
(SPI) to establish a task force for education technology, funded by
private donations.  The SPI does not need additional statutory
authority to convene an internal task force for this purpose.
Therefore, this bill is unnecessary.
For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill.
Sincerely,

Arnold Schwarzenegger