Bill Text: CA SCR39 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: California Peace Officers' Memorial Day.

Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-29 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 91, Statutes of 2013. [SCR39 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SCR39-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 39	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  91
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 29, 2013
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  MAY 6, 2013
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 22, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Correa
   (Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Beall, Block, Cannella, Corbett, De
Le�n, DeSaulnier, Evans, Fuller, Gaines, Hancock, Huff, Knight,
Leno, Lieu, Liu, Monning, Nielsen, Pavley, Steinberg, Walters, Wolk,
Wyland, and Yee)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Ammiano, Buchanan, Ian Calderon,
Chesbro, Daly, Donnelly, Frazier, Gomez, Gordon, Harkey, Maienschein,
Olsen, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, and Yamada)

                        APRIL 23, 2013

   Relative to peace officers.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 39, Correa. California Peace Officers' Memorial Day.
   This measure would designate Monday, May 6, 2013, as California
Peace Officers' Memorial Day, urge all Californians to use that day
to honor California peace officers, and recognize specified
California peace officers who were killed in defense of their
communities.



   WHEREAS, Monday, May 6, 2013, 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 the people of this state 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 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 people of this state and
have given their full measure to ensure Californians 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 be recognized:
   Deputy Robert L. Paris, Jr., Stanislaus County Sheriff's
Department, End of Watch: April 12, 2012.
   Officer Kenyon M. Youngstrom, California Highway Patrol, Contra
Costa, End of Watch: September 5, 2012; 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 Daniel C. Clark, San Bernardino Police Department, End of
Watch: November 3, 2011.
   Inspector Brian D. Olcomendy, San Francisco Police Department, End
of Watch: July 26, 2003.
   Officer Robert J. Quirk, California Highway Patrol, Red Bluff, End
of Watch: April 11, 1971.
   Sheriff William Elam, Placer County Sheriff's Department, End of
Watch: October 1, 1951.
   Deputy Constable Arthur D. Miner, Butte County Sheriff's
Department, End of Watch: October 24, 1934.
   Officer Timothy Duane, Oakland Police Department, End of Watch:
April 18, 1930.
   Deputy Constable J. Edward Brown, Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department, End of Watch: September 14, 1924.
   Deputy Ray C. Bogart, Lassen County Sheriff's Department, End of
Watch: January 11, 1915.
   Deputy Constable Charles A. DeMoranville, Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Department, End of Watch: January 4, 1909.
   Deputy William F. Edwards, Mono County Sheriff's Department, End
of Watch: April 29, 1907; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates Monday, May 6,
2013, as California Peace Officers' Memorial Day, and urges all
Californians to remember those individuals who gave 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.