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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SR 40
          Author:   Hill (D)
          Introduced:7/13/15  
          Vote:     Majority 

           SUBJECT:   Coats Eye Disease Awareness Day


          SOURCE:    Author


          DIGEST:  This resolution proclaims August 17, 2015, as Coats Eye  
          Disease Awareness Day.


          ANALYSIS:   This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1)Coats Eye Disease, a rare eye disease that mostly afflicts  
            young children and teenagers, can cause blood vessels in one  
            or both eyes to develop abnormally, causing leakage of blood  
            into the eye resulting in trauma, damage, partial or total  
            blindness, or even removal of the eye without early detection,  
            treatment, or surgery.


          2)Coats Eye Disease is not widely known and can be misdiagnosed  
            by some in the medical community, even among retinal  
            specialists. 


          3)Coats Eye Disease Awareness Day is an important nationwide  
            tool for raising awareness among governmental officials,  
            medical professionals, academic institutions, commercial  








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            ventures, and the public about this rare disease, and efforts  
            to increase early detection towards eventually finding a cure.


          This resolution proclaims August 17, 2015, as Coats Eye Disease  
          Awareness Day, in support of efforts to broaden awareness of  
          this rare disease, promote and enable early detection and  
          advance treatments, achieve prevention, further scientific  
          research, and find a cure for this disease.


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


          SUPPORT:   (Verified8/12/15)




          Jack McGovern Coats Disease Foundation




          OPPOSITION:   (Verified8/12/15)


          None received


          Prepared by:Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          8/13/15 13:52:29


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