BILL NUMBER:  AB 1853
  VETOED	DATE: 09/23/2016




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1853 without my signature.

This bill authorizes the retirement board of any county retirement
system, operating under the Retirement Law of 1937, to unilaterally
separate from the county where it operates.

This is too far-reaching. Previous bills that authorized a county
retirement system to become independent were the result of agreement
between the county and the retirement system. This more collaborative
approach better serves the public interest.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.