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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SR 56
          Author:   Bates (R)
          Introduced:1/21/16  
          Vote:     Majority  

           SUBJECT:   International Omphalocele Awareness Day


          SOURCE:    Author


          DIGEST:          This resolution recognizes January 31, 2016, as  
          International Omphalocele Awareness Day.
          ANALYSIS:   This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1)An omphalocele is a birth defect that occurs early in  
            pregnancy in which the abdominal wall does not close properly  
            and some or most of the abdominal organs protrude into the  
            umbilical cord and remain outside of the abdomen.  An  
            omphalocele may be isolated or may be associated with other  
            defects or chromosomal abnormalities.


          2)Despite the challenges a baby born with an omphalocele may  
            face, many babies who are born with an omphalocele survive and  
            go on to live happy, healthy lives.


          3)Mothers of Omphaloceles is a group of over 1,400 parents from  
            around the world that was created to provide hope, support,  
            and information to families with babies diagnosed with an  
            omphalocele.









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          This resolution recognizes January 31, 2016, as International  
          Omphalocele Awareness Day, celebrated annually as part of  
          National Birth Defects Prevention Month in the month of January.  
           This resolution also recognizes Mothers of Omphaloceles for its  
          courageous efforts to advocate for children born with an  
          omphalocele and to raise awareness that an omphalocele is a  
          treatable condition.


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


          SUPPORT:   (Verified1/25/16)


          None received


          OPPOSITION:   (Verified1/25/16)


          None received





          Prepared by:  Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          1/25/16 16:48:02


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