BILL NUMBER:  AB 1056
  VETOED	DATE: 09/28/2006




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1056 without my signature.

I vetoed a similar bill, AB 723 (Chu, 2005) because it was largely
duplicative of current efforts to provide more avenues to teach about
tolerance and human rights.  For example, current law already
establishes a Center for the Excellence on the Study of the
Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance (Center) to provide
teachers the training and resources to effectively teach about these
subjects.  In addition, the State Board of Education has adopted a
Model Curriculum for Human Rights a nd Genocide that is available to
all schools.

Furthermore, the Center is required to submit a report to the
Administration and the Legislature no later than January 31, 2007
outlining the activities of the Center and reporting the progress
made in achieving its goals.  It would be prudent to review the
progress being made before any additional actions are contemplated.

For these reasons, I am unable to sign this measure.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger