BILL NUMBER:  SB 1246
  VETOED	DATE: 09/30/2012




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 1246 without my signature.

This bill seeks to grant the Department of Public Health greater
authority to enforce hospital nurse staffing ratios and patient
classification system requirements.

Everything is already on track to get this job done. The department
will soon release proposed regulations on administrative penalties
that will apply to a broad range of violations. The rulemaking
process should be completed next year.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.