BILL NUMBER:  AB 141
  VETOED	DATE: 10/10/2015




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 141 without my signature.
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This bill prohibits a local educational agency from charging a
teacher to complete a beginning teacher induction program. This
prohibition will create a reimbursable mandate estimated to cost over
$100 million annually.
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The vast majority of local educational agencies provide induction and
support to beginning teachers free of charge. I commend these
entities for recognizing the importance of supporting and retaining
new teachers.

In addition to funding allocated through the Local Control Funding
Formula, the state has provided $490 million in this year's budget to
promote educator quality over the next three years. Part of this
funding should be used to support new teachers. Creating a new
mandate, however, is not the answer.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.