BILL NUMBER: AB 943 VETOED DATE: 09/28/2015 To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 943 without my signature. This bill explicitly directs the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence to contract with a fiscal entity that has a "record of success" in working with charter schools to improve pupil outcomes. The Collaborative is already directed under current law to contract with individuals with expertise, experience and a record of success. I am confident that the Collaborative, which began meeting in February and is composed of five appointees including two appointees from the Legislature, can handle it. Moreover, this bill strikes me as a bit of micromanagement that might well constrain the Collaborative in the exercise of its responsibilities. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.