BILL NUMBER:  AB 1223
  VETOED	DATE: 09/23/2012




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1223 without my signature. While I
support efforts to inform veterans about the health care options that
best meet their needs, current law already requires screening of
Medi-Cal beneficiaries for veteran status and allows for expansion of
the Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) data
match project beyond the current pilot counties.

Rather than requiring the PARIS pilot project to be implemented
statewide, more effort should go into understanding which health care
benefits work best for veterans, and how that outreach can be most
effective before expending additional resources statewide.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.