BILL NUMBER:  SB 1191
  VETOED	DATE: 08/23/2010




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To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 1191 without my signature.

The provisions of the Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) extend
far beyond the role and use of school counselors.  This bill narrowly
intends to evaluate pupil-counselor ratios, rather than the quality
of the counseling programs.   I am concerned that focusing on
pupil-counselor ratios in the final evaluation of the effectiveness
of QEIA would not provide as meaningful information as the impact of
the equitable distribution of quality teachers between schools,
quality professional development, and sufficient instructional
materials.

For this reason, I am unable to sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger