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          Date of Hearing:   May 11, 2009

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                 Ted W. Lieu, Chair
              SCR 33 (Calderon, et al.) - As Introduced:  April 16, 2009

           SENATE VOTE  :   37-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month.

           SUMMARY  :   States that the Legislature joins in the fight to  
          defeat Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and to help  
          create critically needed public awareness designates the month  
          of May of each year to be Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month.   
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following findings:

          1)In California, an estimated 200,000 residents suffer from  
            Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis which are incurable  
            illnesses that attack the digestive system causing abdominal  
            pain, persistent diarrhea, rectal bleeding, fever, weight  
            loss, hospitalization and surgery.

          2)Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis interfere with the  
            ability to hold a job, raise a family, go to school, and  
            maintain relationships; and, due to the symptoms of these  
            diseases, people often live in silence about their suffering.

          3)In the spring, and during May, the Crohn's and Colitis  
            Foundation of America hosts Take Steps for Crohn's and  
            Colitis, the nation's largest annual event dedicated to  
            finding the cure and improving the quality of life for those  
            affected by these diseases.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file.
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file.









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           Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800