BILL NUMBER: AB 1878 VETOED DATE: 09/26/2016 To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 1878 without my signature. This bill authorizes the California Public Employees' Retirement System Board to increase the lump-sum post-retirement death benefit for state and school members based on inflation. Given the state's huge unfunded pension liabilities, I don't believe it is prudent to add the additional costs that this bill would require. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.