BILL ANALYSIS
SCR 83
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SENATE THIRD READING
SCR 83 (Negrete McLeod)
As Amended August 9, 2010
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :33-0
TRANSPORTATION 11-0 APPROPRIATIONS 16-0
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|Ayes:|Bonnie Lowenthal, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Conway, |
| |Jeffries, | |Bradford, |
| |Bill Berryhill, | |Charles Calderon, Coto, |
| |Blumenfield, Buchanan, | |Davis, |
| |Furutani, Hayashi, | |De Leon, Gatto, Hall, |
| |Miller, Niello, | |Harkey, Miller, Nielsen, |
| |Portantino, Solorio | |Skinner, Solorio, |
| | | |Torlakson, Torrico |
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SUMMARY : Designates a segment of State Route (SR) 60 as the
Officer Russell M. Miller, Sr. Memorial Highway and a segment of
SR 83 as the Correctional Officer Jesus "Jesse" Sanchez Memorial
Highway. Specifically, this bill :
1)Recounts the life and career of Russell M. Miller, Sr., an
officer with the Chino Police Department who died in the line
of duty.
2)Designates the segment of SR 60 between Mountain Avenue and
Ramona Avenue in Chino as the Officer Russell M. Miller, Sr.
Memorial Highway.
3)Recounts the life and career of Jesus "Jesse" Sanchez, a
correctional officer at the California Institution for Men,
who lost his life in the line of duty.
4)Designates the segment of SR 83 between SR 60 and the Kimball
Avenue exits as the Correctional Officer Jesus "Jesse" Sanchez
Memorial Highway.
5)Requests the California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) to determine the cost of appropriate signs,
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consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway
system, showing that special designation and, upon receiving
donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect
those signs.
EXISTING LAW assigns Caltrans the responsibility to operate and
maintain state highways. This includes the installation and
maintenance of highway signs.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee analysis, minor costs to Caltrans to make and erect
appropriate signs; these costs are covered by donations.
COMMENTS : After serving six years in the United States Navy
during the Vietnam War and graduating from the San Bernardino
County Sheriff's Academy, Russell Miller joined the Chino Police
Department in 1988. Officer Miller was a well-liked and
respected officer and a stabilizing force in his patrol unit.
He became involved in family and community activities, including
the United States Naval Sea Cadets Corps.
On February 1, 2000, Officer Miller made a routine traffic stop
in the City of Chino and, while approaching the stopped vehicle,
was struck from behind by a second vehicle, whose driver was
under the influence of alcohol. Officer Miller was critically
injured and died while undergoing surgery at a nearby trauma
center.
Jesse Sanchez graduated from Correctional Officers School in
Soledad and, in 1972, became a permanent correctional officer at
the California Institution for Men. Tragically and shortly
thereafter, he and his partner were ambushed while escorting a
prisoner to the San Bernardino County Court in Chino.
Analysis Prepared by : Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
FN: 0005475