BILL NUMBER:  AB 47
  VETOED	DATE: 10/08/2011




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 47 without my signature.

This bill modifies the eligibility criteria used to identify schools
under the Open Enrollment Act which was enacted last year to provide
parents with enrollment options in 1000 public schools that fail to
meet defined student academic achievement criteria.

The bill increases the threshold for identifying open enrollment
schools to exclude schools that score above 700 on the Academic
Performance Index for two consecutive years. The California
Department of Education estimates that based on the revised criteria
only 150 schools would be included in the new list of schools. I
believe that the proposed changes go too far and would undermine the
intent of the original law.

The State Board of Education has administrative authority to exempt
schools from the Open Enrollment Act that document strong student
academic achievement.  I expect the Board will thoughtfully exercise
this authority and believe we should carefully review the
implementation effects of the program before making significant
changes.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.