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          Date of Hearing:   April 26, 2012

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                 ACR 102 (Campos) - As Introduced:  February 6, 2012
           
          SUBJECT  :   Lupus Awareness Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Designates May 2012 as Lupus Awareness Month.   
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative 
          findings: 

          1)Lupus is a chronic, complex, and often life-threatening 
            autoimmune disease; and more people have lupus than AIDS, 
            Cerebral Palsy, Sickle Cell Anemia and Cystic Fibrosis 
            combined.

          2)Lupus strikes women in their prime, when they are 15 to 44 
            years of age; and it affects all aspects of their lives 
            including their family, friends, coworkers, employers and the 
            community.

          3)Early diagnosis and proper treatment are critical to the 
            improvement of the quality of life and survival rate of lupus 
            sufferers; and increased public awareness, education, and 
            research are key to winning the battle against lupus.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

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












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