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                                                                  AB 671
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          Date of Hearing:   May 20, 2009

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Kevin De Leon, Chair

                    AB 671 (Krekorian) - As Amended:  May 6, 2009 

          Policy Committee:                              Public  
          SafetyVote:  7-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill creates the Golden Shield Award and requires the  
          governor to annually present this award to the relatives of  
          every public safety officer, defined as law enforcement  
          officers, firefighters, correctional officers, and emergency  
          service officers, killed in the line of duty that year. 

           FISCAL EFFECT 
           
          Minor absorbable GF costs to design, create and present awards.

           COMMENTS 
           
           1)Rationale  . The author's intent is to create a statewide award  
            to honor officers killed in the line of duty.

           2)Current law  authorizes the governor to annually present in the  
            name of the State of California a Medal of Valor to one or  
            more public safety officers cited by the Attorney General upon  
            the recommendation of the Medal of Valor Review Board for  
            extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. The  
            Public Safety Medal of Valor is the highest state award for  
            valor given to public safety officers. 


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081