BILL NUMBER:  SB 540
  VETOED	DATE: 08/19/2013




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 540 without my signature.

This bill would limit the authority of school districts and county
offices of education to grant a Career Technical Education
Certificate except under the exact terms set forth in the bill.

Certificates of the kind envisioned in this bill can already be
granted by school districts. I believe they are the ones most
competent to determine the appropriate requirements.

I commend the author for wanting to encourage students to enroll in
career education, but this bill does not comport with the principle
of subsidiarity, so important to a sound allocation of power between
state and local authority.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.