BILL NUMBER: SB 284
VETOED DATE: 10/10/2013
To the Members of the California State Senate:
I am returning Senate Bill 284 without my signature.
This bill is a creative approach for funding Cal Grant awards. I
commend the author for his resourcefulness.
Unfortunately the bill inadvertently impacts the Proposition 98
funding guarantee negatively. This flaw can easily be corrected by
specifying in a new bill that the donations transferred to the
General Fund are "General Fund revenues" for purposes of Proposition
98. I direct the Department of Finance to work with the author so a
new bill that avoids this negative impact can be sent to me next
January.
Sincerely,
Edmund G. Brown Jr.