Bill Text: CA ACR78 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: The CHP Officer John P. Miller Memorial Highway.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-09-23 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 110, Statutes of 2009. [ACR78 Detail]
Download: California-2009-ACR78-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 78 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 110
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
ADOPTED IN SENATE SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY JULY 9, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Buchanan
JUNE 1, 2009
Relative to the CHP Officer John P. Miller Memorial Highway.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 78, Buchanan. The CHP Officer John P. Miller Memorial Highway.
This measure would designate the portion of State Highway Route
580 from Airway Boulevard to North Flynn Road in Livermore as the CHP
Officer John P. Miller Memorial Highway. The measure would request
the Department of Transportation to determine the cost for
appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon
receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to
erect those signs.
WHEREAS, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer John Paul Miller
was born on January 29, 1975, to Larry and Caroline Miller, in
Stockton, California; and
WHEREAS, Officer Miller graduated from Linden High School in
Linden, California, in 1994, and attended San Joaquin Delta College
in Stockton, California, where he was a respected athlete and earned
his Associate of Arts degree; and
WHEREAS, Officer Miller was employed by Cherokee Freight Line of
Stockton as a mechanic and delivery driver prior to becoming a
California Highway Patrol Officer; and
WHEREAS, Officer Miller was married to his best friend, Stephanie
Bianchi, on July 21, 2001, and had two wonderful children, Chandler
on March 18, 2003, and Reese on March 14, 2005; and
WHEREAS, Officer Miller continued his education by attending
California State University, Sacramento and the University of Phoenix
where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business
Administration in 2004; and
WHEREAS, Officer Miller entered the California Highway Patrol
Academy on September 18, 2006, and upon graduation, was assigned to
the Dublin Area Office in April 2007, serving the Dublin area for
seven months; and
WHEREAS, Officer Miller, badge number 18414, was killed in the
line of duty on November 16, 2007, while he was attempting to
apprehend a drunk driver in the Livermore Valley. As Officer Miller
was driving south on North Livermore Avenue, north of Interstate 580,
he was involved in a patrol car collision causing fatal injuries to
Officer Miller; and
WHEREAS, Officer Miller was a hard-working, dedicated officer who
loved his job and enjoyed the people he worked with. He was known for
being a loyal family man and a wonderful father and husband. His
greatest joys were his wife and children. John had an incredible
sense of humor. In his spare time, Officer Miller enjoyed playing
football, basketball, and karate, had a love for golf, and especially
enjoyed activities with his family; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the
portion of State Highway Route 580 from Airway Boulevard (eastbound
milepost marker 14.98) to North Flynn Road (westbound milepost marker
6.00) in Livermore as the CHP Officer John P. Miller Memorial
Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of erecting the appropriate signs, consistent with
the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing this
special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering that cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.
