BILL NUMBER: SCR 133	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hill
   (Coauthor: Senator Steinberg)
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Mullin)

                        JUNE 30, 2014

   Relative to Childhood Cancer Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 133, as introduced, Hill. Childhood Cancer Month.
   This measure would proclaim the month of September 2014 as
Childhood Cancer Month, and state the commitment of the Legislature
to support efforts to find cures for, and achieve prevention of,
childhood cancer.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Cancer is by far the leading cause of death by disease
among children in this country; and
   WHEREAS, Many children in California are afflicted with cancer,
experiencing enormous pain and suffering, and they and their families
require extraordinary levels of information and support in their
struggles against this disease; and
   WHEREAS, Successful prevention and treatment of many types of
childhood cancer have not yet been achieved; and
   WHEREAS, The conquest of cancer, a complex and intractable foe,
requires a high level of commitment in order to provide the necessary
resources and research; and
   WHEREAS, California has many of the world's finest medical,
academic, and commercial institutions, and must continue as a leader
in the fight against this terrible disease; and
   WHEREAS, Increased public awareness of this major public health
problem is a crucial step toward finding solutions; and
   WHEREAS, Childhood Cancer Month is an important nationwide tool
for raising awareness among governmental officials and the public
about the nature and scope of this problem; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California
hereby recognizes and declares September 2014 as Childhood Cancer
Month; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature of the State of California is
committed to supporting efforts to find cures for, and achieve
prevention of, childhood cancer; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.