BILL NUMBER:  AB 2317
  VETOED	DATE: 09/28/2006




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 2317 without my signature. As crafted,
the bill is technically flawed. It will not result in an effective
community awareness campaign because it establishes program
parameters and a time frame that are not workable and lacks proper
funding.

I commend efforts of high profile spokespersons, professional
organizations and others who have done important and productive work
to bring attention to this significant condition that afflicts so
many new mothers.To improve access to this information, I have
directed the CDHS to provide a link on their website to credible
national professional organizations and to distribute materials
developed by these organizations in trainings and through specific
county Maternal, Child and Adolescen t Health programs.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger