Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring Small Business Rep on State Fund Board

The board of directors for the State Compensation Insurance Fund is fine as it is and there is no reason to mandate the appointment of a representative for small businesses, California Gov. Jerry Brown said in a veto message for Assembly Bill 61. The governor on Wednesday said the bill by Assemblyman Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, that was passed unanimously by both chambers of the Legislature is unnecessary. The bill would have required the governor to appoint a person with at least five years of experience running a small business to serve as a director for California’s largest workers...