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THIRD READING
Bill No: SR 31
Author: Vidak (R)
Introduced:5/18/15
Vote: Majority
SUBJECT: Child Vision Awareness Month
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution designates June 2015 as Child Vision
Awareness Month in California.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)Prevent Blindness America indicates that more than 12 million
children suffer from vision impairment, and that eye injuries
are one of the leading causes of vision loss in children.
2)Nearly 25 percent of schoolage children have vision problems,
and, among children three to five years of age, close to one
in 20 has a problem that could result in permanent vision loss
if left untreated.
3)An estimated 2.4 million eye injuries occur annually in the
United States and nearly 35 percent of these eye injuries
happen to children 17 years of age and younger.
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4)Prevent Blindness America estimates that in California the
direct and indirect costs of eye injuries and vision loss
among children 17 years of age and younger are approximately
$800,000 each year.
This resolution:
1)Designates June 2015 as Child Vision Awareness Month in
California.
2)Recognizes the partnership between Prevent Blindness America
and the American Academy of Ophthalmologists as a highly
successful effort to educate families about children's eye
health and safety.
3)Provides the State Department of Public Health should educate
parents about signs that may indicate their child has vision
problems as well as encourage parents to begin eye
examinations for their children by three years of age.
4)Provides the State Department of Public Health should
encourage parents to discuss the importance of eye safety with
their children, to select age-appropriate toys without sharp
or protruding parts, and to urge their children to wear
protective eyewear while participating in sports or
recreational activities.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified5/27/15)
None received
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OPPOSITION: (Verified5/27/15)
None received
Prepared by: Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520
5/27/15 14:59:33
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