BILL NUMBER: SCR 22	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Correa
   (Coauthors: Senators Alquist, Anderson, Berryhill, Calderon,
DeSaulnier, Emmerson, Fuller, Hernandez, Lieu, Liu, Negrete McLeod,
Price, Rubio, Steinberg, Strickland, Vargas, Wolk, Wright, Wyland,
and Yee)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Alejo, Ammiano, Beall, Block,
Bonilla, Buchanan, Carter, Cedillo, Conway, Cook, Dickinson,
Fletcher, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Hagman, Hall, Roger Hernández,
Hill, Huffman, Jeffries, Lara, Bonnie Lowenthal, Miller, Norby,
Portantino, Silva, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Valadao, Wagner,
Williams, and Yamada)

                        MARCH 9, 2011

   Relative to California Peace Officers' Memorial Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 22, as introduced, Correa. California Peace Officers' Memorial
Day.
   This measure would designate Monday, May 2, 2011, as California
Peace Officers' Memorial Day and would urge all Californians to use
that day to honor California peace officers.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, May 2, 2011, 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 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 those 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 2010 be recognized:
   Sergeant Ira G. Essoe, Jr., Orange County Sheriff's Department,
End of Watch: February 4, 2010
   Deputy Joel B. Wahlenmaier, Fresno County Sheriff's Department,
End of Watch: February 25, 2010
   Deputy Kenneth J. Collier, San Diego County Sheriff's Department,
End of Watch: February 28, 2010
   Officer Javier Bejar, Reedley Police Department, End of Watch:
March 1, 2010
   Officer Daniel N. Benavides, California Highway Patrol, Border
Division, End of Watch: May 7, 2010
   Officer Thomas P. Coleman, California Highway Patrol, San
Bernardino, End of Watch: June 11, 2010
   Officer Phillip D. Ortiz, California Highway Patrol, West Los
Angeles, End of Watch: June 22, 2010
   Officer Justin W. McGrory, California Highway Patrol, Barstow, End
of Watch: June 27, 2010
   Officer Brett J. Oswald, California Highway Patrol, Templeton, End
of Watch: June 27, 2010
   Christoper A. Wilson, San Diego Police Department, End of Watch:
October 28, 2010
   Officer Ryan P. Bonaminio, Riverside Police Department, End of
Watch: November 7, 2010; 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 Frank Hamilton, Riverside County Sheriff's Department, End
of Watch: April 9, 1895
   Officer George A. Humburg, California Highway Patrol, San Jose,
End of Watch: November 29, 1944
   Warden Clarence Brown, California Department of Fish and Game, Law
Enforcement Division, End of Watch: April 3, 1959; and be it further

   Resolved, That the Legislature designates Monday, May 2, 2011, 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.