BILL NUMBER:  SB 219
  VETOED	DATE: 10/11/2009




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 219 without my signature.

I strongly support correcting the current problem with existing law
concerning the availability of judicial review for employees of the
University of California that file claims of retaliation against the
University of California for violations of the Whistleblower
Protection Act.  Unfortunately, rather than extending the same
protections as provided for California State University employees and
other state employees to employees of the University of California,
this measure, as drafted, could discourage employees of the
University of California from exhausting their administrative
remedies before filing claims in the superior court.

For this reason I am unable to sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger