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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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