BILL NUMBER:  SB 2183
  VETOED	DATE: 09/24/2000




To Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 2183 without my signature.

This bill would appropriate $534,000 to the Office of Criminal
Justice Planning (OCJP) to fund the first six months of a four-year,
multi-site child trauma intervention project to replicate and expand
the existing OCJP-funded Child Trauma Intervention Program for youth
exposed to community violence.  The bill also requires OCJP to submit
annual reports to the Legislature and a full report by February 1,
2005.

I am vetoing this bill because it would result in significant cost
that is not included in the 2000 Budget Act.  In addition, no formal
evaluation has been conducted on the existing Child Trauma
Intervention Program.  I believe a formal evaluation should be
completed to determine the effectiveness of the program before
additional funds are appropriated for program expansion.



Sincerely,





GRAY DAVIS