BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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48 (Cooley)
As Amended March 25, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
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|Rules |11-0 |Gordon, Chang, | |
| | |Burke, Campos, | |
| | |Dodd, Jones, Lopez, | |
| | |Mayes, Rodriguez, | |
| | |Waldron, Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Designates the month of March 2015 and each year
thereafter as Brain Injury Awareness, Treatment, and Prevention
Month. Specifically, this resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1)Each year 2.5 million Americans sustain traumatic brain injuries
and 250,000 of those sustaining these injuries live in
California.
2)Traumatic brain injury is a contributing factor in roughly
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one-third of all injury-related deaths in the United States
which are largely the result of falls, motor vehicle crashes,
assaults, sporting-related injuries, or occupational injuries.
3)It is estimated that more than 5.3 million Americans are living
with disabilities related to traumatic brain injury. Traumatic
brain injury is the signature injury of the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan, presenting new challenges for members of the
military and their families.
4)The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
estimates that as many as 3.8 million sports and
recreation-related concussions occur in the United States
annually; which has drawn significant national attention due to
the negative long-term health outcomes. The Federal Traumatic
Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-196)
has provided new authority for the CDC to review brain injury
management in children, and to identify ongoing and potential
opportunities for research.
5)The Brain Injury Association of California offers education and
support to individuals with traumatic brain injury and their
families to help those individuals integrate into the community
and live as independently as possible.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0000081
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