September 29, 2008
 
TO:      All Interested Parties

FR:      Laura Preston, Legislative Advocate

RE:      AB 2167 (De Leon)
 
I am pleased to be able to provide some good news even in these horrible budget times.  Yesterday, Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed AB 2167 (De Leon).  As you will recall, AB 2167 would have allowed classified employees to challenge any item in their personnel files if they believed the item was false, harassing, frivolous, or without merit.  The district's grievance procedure would be used to determine whether an item would be removed or not.
 
The Governor's veto message stated "Current law already provides adequate protection for school employees to review the contents and provide rebuttal to documents in their personnel file.  Enacting this bill could result in hindering the reasonable process of school management personnel to fairly evaluate and discipline employees.  For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill."
 
My sincere thanks to all of you who wrote letters, made phone calls, and helped in securing the veto of this legislation.  
 
Laura W. Preston
Legislative Advocate
ACSA
1029 J Street, Suite 500
Sacramento, CA  95814
(916) 329-3807
lpreston@acsa.org