BILL NUMBER: AB 1279 VETOED DATE: 10/11/2015 To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 1279 without my signature. This bill establishes the "Music Therapy Act" and regulates when a person may use the title of "Board Certified Music Therapist." Generally, I have been very reluctant to add licensing or title statutes to the laws of California. This bill appears to be unnecessary as the Certification Board for Music Therapists, a private sector group, already has defined standards for board certification. Why have the state now add another violin to the orchestra? Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.