BILL NUMBER:  SB 330
  VETOED	DATE: 09/30/2010




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 330 without my signature.

While I am a firm believer in providing openness and transparency
when it involves public entities and public funding, this bill
inappropriately places private auxiliary organizations that receive
private funds, under the provisions of the California Public Records
Act.  The focus of our attention should be given to greater
transparency of how the University of California and California State
University systems spend the public funds from taxpayers or
students.  Instead, this bill would require disclosure of private
donors, those generous alumni whose giving, especially in times of
decreasing state funding, is helping keep our public universities the
best in the world.

While the bill attempts to provide a veil of protection for donors
requesting anonymity, as crafted, it will not provide sufficient
protection for many who rightfully deserve a level of privacy as part
of their giving.  Often times, these generous private citizen donors
do not want to be in the glare of publicity, and I cannot support a
bill that makes it more difficult for our public universities to
raise private funds to maintain the quality educational experience
our students deserve, and parents expect, when they send their
children to the University of California and California State
University systems.

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

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger