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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SR 30
          Author:   Runner (R)
          Introduced:5/18/15  
          Vote:     Majority  

          SUBJECT:   Scleroderma Awareness Month


          SOURCE:    Author


          DIGEST:  This resolution proclaims the month of June 2015 as  
          Scleroderma Awareness Month.


          ANALYSIS:   This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1)Scleroderma is a chronic, disabling autoimmune disease in  
            which the body's soft tissues contract and harden from an  
            overproduction of collagen.


          2)Scleroderma can affect many parts of the body, including skin,  
            internal organs, and blood vessels.


          3)Scleroderma sufferers often experience damage to the heart,  
            lungs, kidneys, and the gastrointestinal tract.


          4)Researchers have yet to identify the exact cause or causes of  
            scleroderma.









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          5)There is a significant need for further research focusing on  
            the epidemiology of scleroderma to increase understanding of  
            the causes of the disease and its treatment.


          This resolution proclaims the month of June 2015 as Scleroderma  
          Awareness Month.


          Prior Legislation


          SCR 91 (Runner, Resolution Chapter 70, Statutes of 2012)  
          proclaimed June 2012 as Scleroderma Awareness Month.


          SCR 39 (Runner, Resolution Chapter 46, Statutes of 2011)  
          declared June 2011 as Scleroderma Awareness Month.


          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          SUPPORT:   (Verified5/21/15)


          None received


          OPPOSITION:   (Verified5/21/15)


          None received
           
           


          Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          5/26/15 11:36:45









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