BILL NUMBER:  AB 2009
  VETOED	DATE: 09/28/2016




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 2009 without my signature.

The bill requires public colleges and universities to have a staff
member who is knowledgeable about financial aid and academic
opportunities for undocumented students and also encourages the
creation of resource centers for these students.

The state has long recognized that dreamers should pay resident
tuition at public colleges and universities and also be eligible to
receive financial aid. At this stage, all of our higher education
institutions ought to be well-versed in the rights and opportunities
available to undocumented students.

Rather than reinforcing state law with an additional law, I am
calling upon University of California President Janet Napolitano and
California State University President Tim White to ensure that
relevant campus personnel can ably fulfill these duties, and I will
request incoming California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Oakley
to help our 113 community college campuses do the same.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.