BILL NUMBER: SCR 132	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Galgiani
   (Coauthors: Senators Allen, Bates, Beall, Berryhill, Block,
Cannella, Fuller, Glazer, Hall, Hertzberg, Huff, Leyva, Monning,
Morrell, Runner, Vidak, and Wieckowski)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Baker, Brough, Brown, Campos, Chang,
Chávez, Chu, Dodd, Cristina Garcia, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove,
Kim, Low, Olsen, Quirk, Salas, Steinorth, and Wagner)

                        APRIL 14, 2016

   Relative to peace officers.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 132, as introduced, Galgiani. California Peace Officers'
Memorial Day.
   This measure would designate Monday, May 2, 2016, as California
Peace Officers' Memorial Day, and would urge all Californians to
honor those individuals who have given 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.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Monday, May 2, 2016, 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 these 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 the Legislature recognizes California's
peace officers who were killed in defense of their communities in
2015:
   Officer Michael J. Johnson, San Jose Police Department, End of
Watch: March 24, 2015.
   Officer David J. Nelson, Bakersfield Police Department, End of
Watch: June 26, 2015.
   Sergeant Scott P. Lunger, Hayward Police Department, End of Watch:
July 22, 2015.
   Officer Bryce E. Hanes, San Bernardino Police Department, End of
Watch: November 5, 2015; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature also recognizes California's peace
officers who were killed in defense of their communities in prior
years, but not yet enrolled:
   Officer William H. Waggoner, Long Beach Police Department, End of
Watch: December 18, 1954; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature designates Monday, May 2, 2016, as
California Peace Officers' Memorial Day, and urges all Californians
to remember those individuals who have given 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.