BILL NUMBER: AB 1310 VETOED DATE: 10/08/2011 To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 1310 without my signature. This bill would require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, in conjunction with the California Workforce Investment Board, the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the State Department of Education, to develop a strategic plan that connects the delivery of education and workforce development in California. Although I heartily agree with the author's goal, I don't think a new law is needed. My Senior Advisor for Jobs and Economic Development and my Secretary of Labor are already working with educators, labor and business leaders to achieve the important objectives of this bill. I have asked them to work with the author and supporters of the bill to make sure their good ideas are acted on. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.