BILL NUMBER: AB 424 VETOED DATE: 09/25/2010 To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 424 without my signature. This bill would require the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) to develop and implement a public education campaign regarding the appropriate and inappropriate uses of the 911 emergency telephone system. This measure is unnecessary inasmuch as the OCIO already has the authority to establish a statewide education program. More importantly, however, is that I cannot condone the estimated expenditure of $2.1 million dollars on a public awareness campaign that is duplicative of other efforts in a time of fiscal crisis. For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger