Bill Text: CA ACR78 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
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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-Enrolled.html
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-Enrolled.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 78 ENROLLED BILL TEXT 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.