BILL NUMBER:  AB 2009
  VETOED	DATE: 09/29/2010




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 2009 without my signature.

This measure would allow counties to use funds from their DNA
Identification funds to pay for private laboratories to process DNA
samples.  While this measure is well-intentioned, leftover public
funds would be better used to increase local and state capacity to
test DNA rather than diverting these funds to private laboratories.
Moreover, as noted by the California Association of Crime Laboratory
Directors, this measure could create additional costs for counties
and preclude DNA from being submitted to the national Combined DNA
Index System.

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

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger