CA SCR118

Designates a specified portion of State Highway Route 99 in Atwater as the Correctional Officer Jose Rivera Memorial Highway, specifically the northbound and southbound sections between Franklin Road exits and Winton Way/Applegate Road exit

Memorializes Federal Correctional Officer Jose Rivera, who was murdered by two inmates on June 20, 2008, while employed at the United States Penitentiary Atwater

Requests the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signage for this special designation and to erect signs upon receiving donations from nonstate sources to cover the costs

Highlights Officer Rivera's service record including four years in the U.S. Navy with two tours in Iraq, followed by employment with the Federal Bureau of Prisons