BILL NUMBER:  AB 161
  VETOED	DATE: 09/28/2015




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 161 without my signature.

This bill prohibits a person from using the title of athletic trainer
unless they have received a bachelor's degree and are certified by a
national certification body.  I vetoed a nearly identical measure
last year and continue to believe that the conditions set forth in
this bill impose unnecessary burdens on athletic trainers without
sufficient evidence that changes are needed.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.