BILL NUMBER:  SB 535
  VETOED	DATE: 09/23/2013




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 535 without my signature.

The bill seeks to increase the membership of the California
Commission on Emergency Medical Services from 18 members to 20
members, adding representatives from air ambulance and air rescue and
transport.

My administration proposed to eliminate this commission in 2011, as
part of an overall effort to consolidate departments and streamline
boards and commissions. For as long as the Commission continues to
perform its work, there should be no shortage of expertise or
willingness of an 18-member body to address all aspects of the
system, including air ambulance and air rescue. Any lack of
appropriate attention should be remedied by the commission and the
public process that is used to address matters of import to the
public and other system stakeholders.


Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.