Bill Text: CA SCR88 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Senate Concurrent Resolution 88 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Officer Larry Lasater Memorial Overcrossing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-08-04 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 68, Statutes of 2010. [SCR88 Detail]

Download: California-2009-SCR88-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: SCR 88	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  68
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 4, 2010
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  MAY 27, 2010
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 2, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Senator DeSaulnier
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Torlakson)

                        MARCH 15, 2010

   Relative to the Officer Larry Lasater Memorial Overcrossing.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 88, DeSaulnier. Officer Larry Lasater Memorial Overcrossing.
   This measure would designate the Harbor Avenue Overcrossing over
State Highway Route 4 in Contra Costa County as the Officer Larry
Lasater Memorial Overcrossing. The measure would request the
Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate
signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations
from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those signs.



   WHEREAS, Officer Larry Lasater of the Pittsburg Police Department
was born on December 12, 1969, and grew up in the City of Martinez;
and
   WHEREAS, After graduating from College Park High School in
Pleasant Hill, Officer Lasater attended Diablo Valley College and
then the University of California at Davis where, in 1993, he earned
his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and History; and
   WHEREAS, In 1994, Officer Lasater graduated from the United States
Marine Corps' Officer Candidate School where he was commissioned as
a Second Lieutenant. Officer Lasater devoted six years of his life to
the United States Marine Corps, attaining the rank of Captain as a
tank commander; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Lasater married his wife, Jo Ann, in 1999 and
left his career in the United States Marine Corps to return to
Pleasant Hill. In 2002, Officer Lasater attended the Contra Costa
County Law Enforcement Academy where he was described by the
Lieutenant of the academy as one of the best police recruits, if not
the best police recruit, he had seen; and
   WHEREAS, On September 13, 2002, Officer Lasater became a Pittsburg
Police Officer, and in 2004 he was appointed as a member of the
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Lasater was quick to assist his fellow officers
with any task and he always volunteered for additional assignments.
His communication skills and interactions with citizens were highly
praised and he was often commended for his work performance; and
   WHEREAS, On April 24, 2005, three months before the birth of his
only child, Cody, Officer Lasater died in the line of duty after
being critically wounded by gunfire; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes the sacrifice
made by Officer Larry Lasater in serving to protect the people of
California and designates the Harbor Avenue Overcrossing over State
Highway Route 4 in Contra Costa County as the Officer Larry Lasater
Memorial Overcrossing; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is 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
covering the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author for
appropriate distribution.