BILL NUMBER: SCR 26	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senators Correa, Alquist, Benoit, Calderon, Cedillo,
Cogdill, Corbett, Denham, Dutton, Florez, Harman, Liu, Maldonado,
Negrete McLeod, Oropeza, Runner, Simitian, Steinberg, Strickland,
Wiggins, Wolk, Wright, Wyland, and Yee
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Adams, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Block, Carter, Chesbro, Davis, De Leon,
DeVore, Duvall, Fletcher, Fong, Furutani, Galgiani, Gilmore, Hagman,
Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jeffries,
Jones, Knight, Lieu, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Nava,
Nestande, Nielsen, Portantino, Price, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Solorio,
Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, and Tran)

                        MARCH 18, 2009

   Relative to California Peace Officers' Memorial Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 26, as introduced, Correa. California Peace Officers' Memorial
Day.
   This measure would designate Friday, May 8, 2009, as California
Peace Officers' Memorial Day and would urge all Californians to use
that day to honor California peace officers.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, May 8, 2009, 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 those 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 California's peace officers who were killed
in defense of their communities in 2008 be recognized:
   Officer Randal D. Simmons, Los Angeles Police Department, End of
Watch: February 7, 2008
   Officer Aaron Garcia, Union Pacific Police Department, End of
Watch: May 7, 2008
   Deputy James E. Throne, Kern County Sheriff's Department, End of
Watch: May 23, 2008
   Deputy Jose Antonio "Tony" Diaz, Yolo County Sheriff's Department,
End of Watch: June 15, 2008
   Deputy Juan A. Escalante, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department,
End of Watch: August 2, 2008
   Sergeant Paul A. Starzyk, Martinez Police Department, End of
Watch: September 6, 2008
   Officer Bradley A. Moody, Richmond Police Department, End of
Watch: October 5, 2008
   Deputy Randy J. Hamson, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department,
End of Watch: October 24, 2008
   Deputy Lawrence W. Canfield, Sacramento County Sheriff's
Department, End of Watch: November 12, 2008
   Officer Joseph P. Sanders, California Highway Patrol, Santa Fe
Springs, End of Watch: December 15, 2008; and be it further
   Resolved, That California's peace officers who were killed in
defense of their communities in prior years, but not yet enrolled,
also be recognized:
   Officer George C. Chapman, Sacramento Police Department, End of
Watch: April 27, 1858
   Officer Leonard Harris, Union Pacific Police Department, End of
Watch: May 16, 1894
   Constable Preston V. Swanguen, Riverside County Sheriff's
Department, End of Watch: December 24, 1907
   Constable Walter Reed, Inyo County Sheriff's Department, End of
Watch: April 14, 1912
   Deputy Marshal Perman C. Calderwood, Los Angeles Municipal Court,
End of Watch: December 22, 1930
   Deputy David Stout Larimer, Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department, End of Watch: December 24, 1941
   Officer George R. Kebort, Union Pacific Police Department, End of
Watch: July 8, 1949
   Deputy William J. Litz, San Bernardino County Sheriff's
Department, End of Watch: May 23, 1959
   Officer Brice L. Woody, Union Pacific Police Department, End of
Watch: July 23, 1965; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature designates Friday, May 8, 2009, as
California Peace Officers' Memorial Day, and urges all Californians
to remember those individuals who gave 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.