BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SCR 11| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: SCR 11 Author: Fuller (R) Amended: As introduced Vote: 21 SUBJECT : Chiari Malformation Awareness Month SOURCE : Author DIGEST : This resolution declares the month of September 2015 as Chiari Malformation Awareness Month. ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1.Chiari Malformation is a serious neurological disorder affecting more than 300,000 people in the United States and was first identified by Austrian pathologist Professor Hans Chiari in the 1890s. 2.Chiari Malformation is a congenital malformation in which the bottom of the brain, known as the cerebellum, is crowded in the skull cavity and forces the lower tips of the cerebellar hemispheres, or tonsils, into the hole in the bottom of the skull, or foramen magnum. 3.Chiari Malformations are defects in the cerebellum, the part of the brain that controls balance. Individuals who have Chiari Malformation may often have related conditions, such as hydrocephalus, spina bifida, syringomyelia, tethered spinal cord syndrome, and spinal curvature. CONTINUED SCR 11 Page 2 4.The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institute of Health is conducting research to find alternative surgical options and identify the cause of Chiari Malformations to create improved treatment and prevention plans. This resolution declares September 2015 as Chiari Malformation Awareness Month. Prior Legislation SCR 106 (Fuller, Resolution Chapter 136, Statutes of 2014) proclaimed September 2014 as Chiari Malformation Awareness Month. FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No JA:j 1/27/15 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED **** END ****