BILL ANALYSIS
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
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As Amended June 17, 2010
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |71-0 |(April 26, |SENATE: |29-0 |(August 18, |
| | |2010) | | |2010) |
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Original Committee Reference: TRANS .
SUMMARY : Designates a specified location of State Route (SR)
101 as the Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy Juan Abel Escalante
Memorial Highway.
The Senate amendments clarify this bill's reference to a
specific onramp and a specific offramp.
EXISTING LAW assigns the California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) the responsibility to maintain and operate state
highways. This includes the installation and maintenance of
highway signs.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was substantially similar
to the version passed by the Senate.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee analysis, there will be minor costs to Caltrans to
make and erect appropriate signs; these costs are covered by
donations.
COMMENTS : Deputy Escalante faithfully served the Los Angeles
County Sheriff's Department and the residents of Los Angeles
County as a deputy assigned to the Custody Division. He was a
sheriff's deputy for two and a half years. Mr. Escalante was
also a United States Army Reservist who was awarded the Armed
Forces Reserve Medal, Army Service Ribbon, National Defense
Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the
Army Achievement Medal.
Deputy Escalante is remembered as a passionate, loving husband
to his wife, Celeste, a loving son to his parents, Anna and
Cesar Powell, a caring father to his children Alexander, Julian
and Marisa, and a thoughtful sibling to his brothers, Edgar and
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Cesar. He committed his life to his family and friends, and his
career to Los Angeles County and the safety of its residents.
Deputy Escalante was loved by his friends and co-workers, and
had earned a reputation of caring deeply for his partners and
for being firm yet fair with inmates. He was killed in the line
of duty outside his home in the City of Los Angeles on August 2,
2008.
Analysis Prepared by : Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
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