BILL NUMBER: SB 1090 VETOED DATE: 09/26/2016 To the Members of the California State Senate: I am returning Senate Bill 1090 without my signature. This bill requires the Department of Public Health to allocate funds to local health agencies for sexually transmitted disease outreach and screening if there is an appropriation for this purpose in the budget. The 2016-17 enacted budget provides $5 million in grants to local health agencies working to prevent and control sexually transmitted diseases. While I appreciate the author's commitment to this important public health issue, additional funding depends upon future budget deliberations and decisions. Prescribing the direction and use of future investments in this program is premature. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.