BILL NUMBER:  AB 2062
  VETOED	DATE: 09/30/2014




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 2062 without my signature.

The bill would require that a health facility employ only surgical
technologists with specified training and certification, with certain
exceptions.

Two years ago, I vetoed a similar bill that sought "title protection"
for certified surgical technologists in law. A new certification
requirement, enforced by hospitals, could introduce an unnecessary
barrier to employment.

Hospitals successfully employ many surgical technologists today. They
should continue to do their utmost to ensure that everyone in an
operating room is competent and qualified to do the job.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.