BILL NUMBER: AB 1166 VETOED DATE: 09/14/2012 To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 1166 without my signature. This bill would prohibit a school district from including information about a pupil's standardized test scores or course grades on any materials a pupil may be required to carry while at school. This bill is unnecessary, as existing federal and state laws already protect pupil privacy. Moreover, this bill was written in response to a problem that was resolved at the local level. Local districts are governed by trustees elected by and responsible to their respective communities. The principle of subsidiarity suggests limits to state intervention in school district matters. Sacramento should not easily or too quickly pre-empt local decisions. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.