BILL NUMBER: ACR 130	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 24, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member De La Torre
    (   Coauthor:   Assembly Member  
Charles M. Calderon   ) 

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2010

   Relative to the Arnold C. Garcia Memorial Highway.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 130, as amended, De La Torre. Arnold C. Garcia Memorial
Highway.
   This measure would designate the portion of State Highway Route 5
between East Olympic Boulevard and South Atlantic Boulevard, in the
City of Commerce, as the Arnold C. Garcia Memorial Highway. 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, For nearly two decades, Arnold C. Garcia, a Los Angeles
County Probation Department group supervisor, worked the graveyard
shift at the Dorothy E. Kirby Center, supervising locked cottages
housing some of Los Angeles County's youngest and most troubled
offenders; and
   WHEREAS, Like all Los Angeles County Probation Department
employees, Arnold C. Garcia was equipped with only two weapons:
muscle and guile; and
   WHEREAS, Although department guidelines recommend one guard for
every 10 juveniles in custody, Arnold C. Garcia was charged with
watching over a 20-bed cottage; and
   WHEREAS, During night shifts at the center, Arnold C. Garcia
frequently bent the rules, bringing candy and videos for the most
well-behaved wards. According to coworkers, he always had his Bible
in hand, passing the lonely hours by praying for the wards; and
   WHEREAS, On April 4, 1994, Arnold C. Garcia heard a knock from
inside one of the bedroom doors. The ward inside, who was serving
time for burglary and possession of a concealed weapon, asked for
permission to use the restroom. After opening the door, Arnold C.
Garcia was struck in the head with a metal object from a disassembled
desk in the room. The alleged assailant fled with another ward, but
was captured a short time later; and
   WHEREAS, Arnold C. Garcia was the first Los Angeles County
Probation Department employee killed in the line of duty since the
department was formed in 1903; and
   WHEREAS, The  tragic  death of Arnold C. Garcia serves as
a symbol of the increasingly hazardous mission faced by employees at
Los Angeles County's three juvenile halls and 20 probation camps;
and
   WHEREAS, Arnold C. Garcia is survived by his wife, Alma, and 11
children. His family remembers him as a devoted husband and father
who dedicated himself to his wards as if they were his own blood; and

   WHEREAS, It is appropriate to recognize the dedication of, and
sacrifice made by, Arnold C. Garcia; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature designates the portion of
State Highway Route 5 between East Olympic Boulevard and South
Atlantic Boulevard, in the City of Commerce, as the Arnold C. Garcia
Memorial Highway; 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 that cost, to erect those signs; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.