BILL NUMBER:  AB 769
  VETOED	DATE: 09/30/2016




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 769 without my signature.

This bill reduces the time frame in which the state can take an
adverse personnel action against an employee from three years to one
year, except in cases of fraud, embezzlement, the falsification of
records or the unauthorized access or disclosure of confidential tax
information.

I am unwilling to reduce longstanding civil service adverse action
timeframes because it may take state agencies longer than a year to
investigate and serve adverse actions in complex cases involving
employee misconduct or unsatisfactory work performance.  Further,
this bill hinders the progressive discipline process which is
intended to give employees a reasonable amount of time to correct
problems at an early stage. As such, this bill makes it more
difficult for the state to manage and ensure the integrity of its
workforce.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.