Bill Text: CA SCR86 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: California Peace Officers' Memorial Day.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-15)

Status: (Passed) 2012-06-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 48, Statutes of 2012. [SCR86 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SCR86-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 86	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  48
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JUNE 11, 2012
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  JUNE 7, 2012
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 4, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 23, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Correa
   (Principal coauthors: Senators Alquist, Anderson, Berryhill,
Blakeslee, Calderon, Cannella, Corbett, De León, DeSaulnier, Dutton,
Emmerson, Evans, Fuller, Gaines, Hancock, Harman, Hernandez, Huff,
Kehoe, La Malfa, Leno, Lieu, Liu, Lowenthal, Negrete McLeod, Padilla,
Pavley, Price, Rubio, Simitian, Steinberg, Strickland, Vargas,
Walters, Wolk, Wright, and Wyland)
   (Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Ammiano, Beall, Buchanan,
Cedillo, Dickinson, Hall, Huffman, Norby, Portantino, Solorio,
Torres, and Yamada)

                        APRIL 24, 2012

   Relative to the California Peace Officers' Memorial Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 86, Correa. California Peace Officers' Memorial Day.
   This measure would designate Monday, May 7, 2012, 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 7, 2012, 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 in 2011 be recognized:
   Officer Thomas R. Adams, California Highway Patrol, Garberville,
End of Watch: February 15, 2011
   Officer Jermaine A. Gibson, Sr., Cathedral City Police Department,
End of Watch: March 19, 2011
   Officer Andrew S. Garton, Hawthorne Police Department, End of
Watch: May 26, 2011
   Officer Daniel R. Ackerman, Buena Park Police Department, End of
Watch: July 30, 2011
   Officer Ryan E. Stringer, Alhambra Police Department, End of
Watch: July 10, 2011
   Officer Jeremy N. Henwood, San Diego Police Department, End of
Watch: August 7, 2011
   Officer James L. Capoot, Vallejo Police Department, End of Watch:
November 17, 2011
   Officer Anthony A. Giniewicz, Signal Hill Police Department, End
of Watch: December 7, 2011; 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:
   Deputy Charlene M. Rottler, Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department, End of Watch: January 3, 2010
   Constable John Sheldon, Sonora Police Department, End of Watch:
April 29, 1855
   Constable James A. Greenlee, Shasta County Sheriff's Department,
End of Watch: May 27, 1885
   Constable James D. Campbell, Shasta County Sheriff's Department,
End of Watch: December 26, 1895
   Constable Charles H. Cummins, Shasta County Sheriff's Department,
End of Watch: June 4, 1902
   Constable John (Jack) Hewitt, Shasta County Sheriff's Department,
End of Watch: May 8, 1907
   Special Agent Patrick T. Dillon, California Department of Justice,
End of Watch: April 14, 2007
   Patrolman Edward W. Shay, Union Pacific Railroad Police, End of
Watch: July 13, 1909
   Marshal William P. Rice, Winters Police Department, End of Watch:
October 18, 1912
   Sergeant John A. Aguilar, Santa Ana Police Department, End of
Watch: June 30, 1998; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates Monday, May 7,
2012, 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.