BILL NUMBER:  AB 2937
  VETOED	DATE: 09/27/2008




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 2937 without my signature.

Despite advancements in technology and the best efforts of law
enforcement, innocent people sometimes are arrested or convicted of
crimes they did not commit.  I applaud efforts to address injustice
done when an innocent person has been erroneously incarcerated and
support measures to help such an individual receive appropriate
compensation or services.  However, I cannot support this bill
because it would create a state-mandated local program resulting in
increased General Fund costs.

This bill would require counties to provide case management services
for two years to persons wrongfully incarcerated and, upon request,
for any person wrongfully incarcerated and released since January 1,
2002.  The state already compensates these individuals, even though
wrongful convictions occur at the local level.  Any programs to
further assist these persons should therefore be funded at the local
level.  In addition, many of these individuals could otherwise be
eligible for local programs without mandating the provision of case
management services.

For these reasons, I am returning this bill without my signature.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger