BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 120
Author: Denham (R), et al
Amended: 8/19/10
Vote: 21
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
SUBJECT : CHP Officer Earl Scott Memorial Highway
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution designates a specified portion
of State Highway Route 99 in Stanislaus County as the CHP
Officer Earl Scott Memorial Highway, and requests 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.
ANALYSIS : On February 17, 2006, California Highway
Patrol Officer Earl Scott was tragically shot and killed
while making a traffic stop on State Highway Route 99 in
Stanislaus County. Officer Scott was 36 years old and had
served with the California Highway Patrol for five years.
Officer Scott came from a long line of family members who
devoted themselves to public service under the auspices of
the CHP, including his father and two uncles who retired
from the CHP as sergeants, and a cousin who currently
serves as a sergeant with the CHP.
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Officer Scott is remembered as being the first to volunteer
for such causes as shaving his head for "Shave the Brave,"
a fundraiser for cancer victims, and Officer Scott also
frequently took youth Law Enforcement Explorers on
ride-alongs.
Officer Scott touched many lives and leaves behind many
fellow officers whose friendship with Officer Scott was
more akin to being a family.
This resolution:
1. Designates the portion of State Highway Route 99 between
the Pelandale Avenue exit and Junction 219 in Stanislaus
County as the "CHP Officer Earl Scott Memorial Highway."
2. Requests 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.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: Yes
JJA:mw 8/25/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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