BILL NUMBER:  AB 1584
  VETOED	DATE: 09/25/2016




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning the following five bills without my signature:

Assembly Bill 492
Assembly Bill 885
Assembly Bill 1584
Assembly Bill 1770
Assembly Bill 1838

Each of these bills make changes to a worthy program that results in
increased funding, a few of which received increases in this year's
budget.  These bills are an end run of the budget process, and would
commit us to spending an additional $240 million every year.

The budget process allows for all spending proposals to be weighed
equally through public hearings, negotiations and, finally, approval
of a balanced budget.  This is the best way to evaluate and
prioritize all new spending proposals, including those that increase
the cost of existing programs. This process is even more important
when the state's budget is precariously balanced.

The budget process begins again on January 10, 2017, which is the
appropriate time to discuss these proposals.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.