Amended in Assembly June 9, 2015

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 28

Introduced by Senator Huff

(Coauthor: Assembly Member Kim)

March 9, 2015

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 28—Relative to the Fullerton Police Detective Tommy De La Rosa Memorial Interchange.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SCR 28, as amended, Huff. Fullerton Police Detective Tommy De La Rosa: Memorial Interchange.

This measure would designate the begin delete northbound and southbound lanes of State Highway Route 5 at the end delete begin insert end insert begin insert interchange at Interstate 5 and end insert State Highway Route 91 begin delete interchange end delete in the City of Fullerton as the “Fullerton Police Detective Tommy De La Rosa Memorial Interchange.” The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost for appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.

Fiscal committee: yes.

WHEREAS, Fullerton Police Detective Tommy De La Rosa,
at begin delete the age of 43, end delete begin insert 43 years of age, end insert paid the ultimate sacrifice in the
line of duty; and

WHEREAS, Detective De La Rosa was born on May 12, 1947,
and served his country during the Vietnam War while in the Marine
Corps. Detective De La Rosa joined the Fullerton Police
Department on September 26, 1980; and

WHEREAS, While begin delete off-duty, end delete begin insert off duty, end insert Detective De La Rosa
liked to speak with children from neighborhoods heavy with drugs,
gangs, and prostitution and urge them to be good and stay in
school; and

WHEREAS, On June 21, 1990, Detective De La Rosa was
ambushed and shot five times during an undercover reverse sting
narcotics operation, but, although gravely injured, was still able
to return fire and fatally wound one of the suspects before
succumbing to his injuries. Three other suspects were convicted
of Detective De La Rosa’s murder and were sentenced to life
without parole; and

WHEREAS, Detective De La Rosa is survived by his wife and
four children. The most important thing in Detective De La Rosa’s
life was his family; and

WHEREAS, Detective De La Rosa provided the public with
exemplary service and dedication to his job throughout his
nine-year career with the Fullerton Police Department; and

WHEREAS, It is appropriate to memorialize the service and
sacrifice of Detective De La Rosa, by designating begin delete a portion of
State Highway Route 5 end delete begin insert the interchange at Interstate 5 and State
Highway Route 91 end insert in the City of Fullerton in his honor; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the
begin delete northbound and southbound lanes of State Highway Route 5 at the end delete
begin insert interchange at Interstate 5 and end insert State Highway Route 91
begin delete interchange end delete in the City of Fullerton as the “Fullerton Police
Detective Tommy De La Rosa Memorial Interchange”; 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 sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs; and be it
further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.