Bill Text: CA ACR174 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Roberto "Bobby" Salcedo Memorial Highway.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-09-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 144, Statutes of 2010. [ACR174 Detail]
Download: California-2009-ACR174-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 174 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 144
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
ADOPTED IN SENATE AUGUST 20, 2010
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 26, 2010
AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 16, 2010
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 14, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Eng
(Coauthor: Senator Calderon)
JUNE 7, 2010
Relative to the Roberto "Bobby" Salcedo Memorial Highway.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 174, Eng. Roberto "Bobby" Salcedo Memorial Highway.
This measure would designate a portion of State Highway Route 60
in the County of Los Angeles as the Roberto "Bobby" Salcedo Memorial
Highway. The measure would request that the Department of
Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this
special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering that cost, erect those signs.
WHEREAS, Roberto "Bobby" Salcedo was a victim in a senseless
killing spree on December 31, 2009, in Gomez Palacio, Durango,
Mexico, where he and his wife Betzy were visiting her family for the
Christmas holidays; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Salcedo graduated in 1994 from Mountain View High
School in El Monte, and continued his education at California State
University, Long Beach, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in
history, with a specialization in the history of the United States
and Latin America; and
WHEREAS, While earning his degree, Mr. Salcedo worked as a program
assistant in the California Student Opportunity and Access
(Cal-SOAP) program at Mountain View High School, promoting the value
of higher education and assisting students with college applications
and financial aid documents; and
WHEREAS, In 1998, Mr. Salcedo began his teaching career in the
Social Sciences Department at South El Monte High School, where he
was highly regarded as an excellent role model and an enthusiastic
teacher; and
WHEREAS, In 2004, Mr. Salcedo earned a master of arts degree in
educational administration at California State University, San
Bernardino, and was promoted to Assistant Principal of Activities at
South El Monte High School; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Salcedo was later appointed as Assistant Principal
for Instruction at Mountain View High School; and
WHEREAS, Most recently, Mr. Salcedo served the El Monte High
School District as Assistant Principal for Instruction at El Monte
High School, following his appointment in September, 2009, and also
had been reelected to a third term on the Board of Trustees of the El
Monte City School District; and
WHEREAS, In addition to his commitment to education, Mr. Salcedo
was also extremely active in his community; and
WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Mr. Salcedo was working on his
doctorate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, It is appropriate to dedicate a portion of State Highway
Route 60 in Mr. Salcedo's memory; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the portion of State Highway Route 60
between Atlantic Boulevard in the City of Monterey Park and the city
limit of the City of Rosemead in the County of Los Angeles is hereby
designated as the Roberto "Bobby" Salcedo Memorial Highway; and, be
it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is hereby
requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with
the signing requirements for the state highway system showing this
special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs; and be
it further
Resolved,That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.
