BILL NUMBER: SB 292 VETOED DATE: 10/10/2015 To the Members of the California State Senate: I am returning Senate Bill 292 without my signature. This bill exempts certain employees from making pension contributions if they work in a city or county that receives parcel tax revenue designated for pension costs. I believe the cost-sharing requirements in the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 are unrelated to whether a city or county has an existing parcel tax for pensions. The employee share-of-cost is a crucial standard that must be retained. I am unwilling to chip away at this reform. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.