Bill Text: CA SCR20 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: California Peace Officers' Memorial Day.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-04 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 54, Statutes of 2015. [SCR20 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SCR20-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 20	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  54
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JUNE 4, 2015
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  APRIL 30, 2015
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 2, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 21, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Galgiani
   (Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Bates, Block, Hall, Hertzberg,
Leno, Monning, Roth, and Vidak)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Travis Allen, Brough, Chu, Dahle,
Dodd, Frazier, Gordon, Grove, Lackey, Linder, and Waldron)

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2015

   Relative to peace officers.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 20, Galgiani. California Peace Officers' Memorial Day.
   This measure would designate Monday, May 4, 2015, as California
Peace Officers' Memorial Day, and would urge all Californians to
honor those individuals who have given their lives for our safety and
express appreciation to those who continue to dedicate themselves to
making California a safer place in which to live and raise our
families.




   WHEREAS, Monday, May 4, 2015, is California Peace Officers'
Memorial Day, a day Californians observe in commemoration of those
noble officers who have tragically sacrificed their lives in the line
of duty; and
   WHEREAS, Although California citizens are indebted to our
California peace officers each day of the week, we make particular
note of their bravery and dedication and we share in their losses on
California Peace Officers' Memorial Day; and
   WHEREAS, California peace officers have a job that is second in
importance to none, and it is a job that is as difficult and
dangerous as it is important; and
   WHEREAS, The peace officers of California have worked dutifully
and selflessly on behalf of the people of this great state,
regardless of the peril or hazard to themselves; and
   WHEREAS, By the enforcement of our laws, these same officers have
safeguarded the lives and property of the citizens of California and
have given their full measure to ensure these citizens the right to
be free from crime and violence; and
   WHEREAS, Special ceremonies and observations on behalf of
California peace officers provide all Californians with the
opportunity to appreciate the heroic men and women who have dedicated
their lives to preserving public safety; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That California's peace officers who were killed
in defense of their communities in 2014 be recognized:
   Detective Sergeant Tom A. Smith, Jr., BART Police Department, End
of Watch: January 21, 2014.
   Officer Juan J. Gonzalez, CHP - Fresno Area Office, End of Watch:
February 17, 2014.
   Officer Brian M. Law, CHP - Fresno Area Office, End of Watch:
February 17, 2014.
   Officer Nicholas C. Lee, Los Angeles Police Department, End of
Watch: March 7, 2014.
   Deputy Ricky P. Del Fiorentino, Mendocino County Sheriff's Office,
End of Watch: March 19, 2014.
   Officer Christopher A. Cortijo, Los Angeles Police Department, End
of Watch: April 9, 2014.
   Officer Roberto C. Sanchez, Los Angeles Police Department, End of
Watch: May 3, 2014.
   Officer Scott M. Hewell, Stockton Police Department, End of Watch:
June 11, 2014.
   Officer Jordan J. Corder, Covina Police Department, End of Watch:
September 30, 2014.
   Deputy Danny P. Oliver, Sacramento County Sheriff's Department,
End of Watch: October 24, 2014.
   Detective Michael D. Davis, Jr., Placer County Sheriff's Office,
End of Watch: October 24, 2014.
   Detective Yevhen "Eugene" Kostiuchenko, Ventura County Sheriff's
Office, End of Watch: October 28, 2014.
   Officer Shaun R. Diamond, Pomona Police Department, End of Watch:
October 29, 2014; and be it further
   Resolved, That California's peace officers who were killed in
defense of their communities in prior years, but not yet enrolled,
also be recognized:
   Officer Arthur W. Moyle, South San Francisco Police Department,
End of Watch: May 4, 1953.
   Officer Clarence A. Bower, Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department, End of Watch: December 5, 1944.
   Officer Robert B. Ross, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department,
End of Watch: September 24, 1921.
   Officer Fran Toal, Vallejo Police Department, End of Watch:
September 2, 1896.
   Deputy George W. Gillis, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department:
End of Watch, January 12, 1881; and be it further
   Resolved, That the California Legislature designates Monday, May
4, 2015, as California Peace Officers' Memorial Day, and urges all
Californians to remember those individuals who have given their lives
for our safety and express appreciation to those who continue to
dedicate themselves to making California a safer place in which to
live and raise our families; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.