BILL NUMBER:  AB 491
  VETOED	DATE: 09/28/2016




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 491 without my signature.

This bill would, among other things, require school districts to
provide parents, at the time of enrolling their student, information
explaining how their responses to a home language survey may lead to
their student being designated as an English learner.

Given that English learners constitute approximately one-fourth of
students enrolled in California public schools, I agree that we need
to do a better job explaining to parents how their student may be
designated as an English learner and what happens once they receive
this designation.ŠThe specific statements included in this bill,
however, are not clear and will cause more confusion for parents, not
less.

This is an important matter that we have to get right.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.