BILL NUMBER:  AB 503
  VETOED	DATE: 10/11/2009




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 503 without my signature.

California's fiscal crisis required tough choices in our state
budget.  One of the most difficult choices was to eliminate funding
for the Department of Public Health's domestic violence program.
Since that Department no longer receives funding for this program,
extending the sunset date for the advisory committee is also
unnecessary.

I am, however, signing Senate Bill 273 to extend the advisory council
to the California Emergency Management Agency because that program
will continue to provide assistance to the victims of domestic
violence.

While I regret returning this bill without my signature, our fiscal
situation compels the elimination of this statutory provision.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger