BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 81
Author: Hill (D)
Introduced:7/13/15
Vote: 21
SUBJECT: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution proclaims the month of September 2015
as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and states the commitment
of the Legislature to support efforts to find cures for, and
achieve prevention of, childhood cancer.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)Cancer is by far the leading cause of death by disease among
children in this country.
2)Many children in California are afflicted with cancer,
experiencing enormous pain and suffering, and they and their
families require extraordinary levels of information and
support in their struggles against this disease.
3)California has many of the world's finest medical, academic,
and commercial institutions, and must continue as a leader in
the fight against this terrible disease.
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This resolution recognizes and declares September 2015 as
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and states that the
Legislature is committed to supporting efforts to find cures
for, and achieve prevention of, childhood cancer.
Prior Legislation
SCR 133 (Hill, Resolution Chapter 139, Statutes of 2014)
proclaimed the month of September 2014 as Childhood Cancer
Awareness Month, and stated the commitment of the Legislature to
support efforts to find cures for, and achieve prevention of,
childhood cancer.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified8/6/15)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/6/15)
None received
Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
8/13/15 13:50:13
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