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          Bill No:  SCR 4
          Author:   Fuller (R), et al.
          Amended:  3/6/13
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE  :  11-0, 4/2/13
          AYES:  DeSaulnier, Gaines, Beall, Cannella, Galgiani, Hueso,  
            Lara, Liu, Pavley, Roth, Wyland

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8


           SUBJECT  :    Vernon P. Valenzuela Memorial Highway

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution names a portion of State Highway  
          Route (SR) 204 in Kern County as the Vernon P. Valenzuela  
          Memorial Highway.

           ANALYSIS  :     Background on Vernon P. Valenzuela  .  Born in 1949,  
          Vernon P. Valenzuela grew up in Bakersfield and in 1966 left  
          high school to join the United States Army.  He served in  
          Vietnam in 1967 and 1968.  After he was wounded in 1968, the  
          Army honorably discharged him from service, and Mr. Valenzuela  
          returned to Bakersfield.  Once home he became the first member  
          of his family to attend college and graduated from California  
          State University Bakersfield in 1975.  Two years later he  
          received a master's degree in counseling.  Mr. Valenzuela's  
          counseling practice focused on serving veterans with  
          post-traumatic stress disorder.  In addition, he became active  
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          in the Vietnam Veterans of America at the local, state, and  
          national levels, and throughout his life remained an advocate  
          for community services for veterans both in Bakersfield and  
          throughout the country.  Mr. Valenzuela passed away in March  
          2012.  He is survived by his wife, Lise, and their three grown  
          children, Robert, Alison, and Katie.

          This resolution designates the portion of SR 204 between F  
          Street and Q Street in the City of Bakersfield as the Vernon P.  
          Valenzuela Memorial Highway.  This resolution further requests  
          that the Department of Transportation erect appropriate signs  
          upon receiving donations from non-state sources to cover the  
          costs.    

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  Yes



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