BILL NUMBER: SCR 118	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  AUGUST 20, 2010
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 30, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Denham
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Galgiani)

                        JULY 1, 2010

   Relative to the Correctional Officer Jose Rivera Memorial Highway.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 118, Denham. Correctional Officer Jose Rivera Memorial
Highway.
   This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway
Route 99 in Atwater as the Correctional Officer Jose Rivera Memorial
Highway. The measure would also request the Department of
Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing
this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.



   WHEREAS, On June 20, 2008, Federal Correctional Officer Jose
Rivera was violently murdered by two inmates while employed at the
United States Penitentiary Atwater in Atwater; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Rivera died needlessly at a very young age; and
   WHEREAS, It is important to remember Officer Rivera and to honor
the contributions Officer Rivera made to our country; and
   WHEREAS, The third of five children, Officer Rivera grew up in
Chowchilla and graduated from Le Grand High School in 2003; and
   WHEREAS, Shortly thereafter, Officer Rivera enlisted in the United
States Navy; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Rivera served four years in the military, which
included two tours in Iraq; and
   WHEREAS, After serving his country overseas, Officer Rivera
returned to serve his country at home; and
   WHEREAS, Upon his return, Officer Rivera began working for the
Federal Bureau of Prisons in Atwater; and
   WHEREAS, Upon his death, Officer Rivera was laid to rest at St.
Patrick's Parish in Merced where services brought together friends,
family, fellow officers, and other officials to honor Officer Rivera;
and
   WHEREAS, Many attended from different agencies and numerous states
from across the country to pay their respects; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Rivera's death is tragic and a reminder that the
law enforcement officers who serve the public risk their lives on a
daily basis; and
   WHEREAS, We can only hope that this small tribute to Officer
Rivera and his family serves as a reminder of his sacrifice and that
the safety of all of our law enforcement officers is a matter of
statewide and national concern; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Rivera is survived by his mother Terry Rivera and
his siblings; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the northbound and southbound portion of
State Highway Route 99 between the Franklin Road exits and the Winton
Way and Applegate Road exit in Atwater is hereby designated the
Correctional Officer Jose Rivera 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 the special
designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources
covering that cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for
appropriate distribution.