BILL NUMBER:  AB 36
  VETOED	DATE: 10/07/2015




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 36 without my signature.

This bill requires a local agency governing body to hold a public
meeting prior to the acquisition of certain surplus military
equipment.

Transparency is important between law enforcement and the communities
they serve, but it must be tempered by security considerations
before revealing law enforcement equipment shortages in a public
hearing. This bill fails to strike the proper balance.

Moreover, the bill is unnecessary, as President Obama's Executive
Order 13688 will implement a similar requirement for governing bodies
to grant approval of surplus military equipment.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.