BILL NUMBER:  SB 455
  VETOED	DATE: 09/29/2014




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 455 without my signature.

This bill restates current law, which requires the Department of
Public Health to inspect hospital compliance with nurse-to-patient
ratios, and specifies that each individual hospital committee that
reviews a patient classification system shall be comprised of
registered nurses appointed by the bargaining agent, unless none
exists.

This bill directs decisions that are best left at the local level.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.