BILL ANALYSIS
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR 167 (Ma)
As Amended August 2, 2010
Majority vote
RULES 9-0
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|Ayes:|Skinner, Gaines, Adams, | | |
| |Caballero, Hagman, Gatto, | | |
| |Saldana, Silva, Torlakson | | |
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SUMMARY : Recognizes September 2010, and each September
thereafter, as Students with Epilepsy Month; and encourages the
Epilepsy Foundations in California to continue to join with the
educational and health communities to conduct epilepsy education
and awareness. Specifically, this resolution makes the
following legislative findings:
1)Epilepsy affects approximately 400,000 Californians, 90,000 of
whom are children under 18 years of age; and, epilepsy affects
more Americans than cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis,
muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease combined.
2)A seizure can be as subtle as strange sensations or
perceptions, altered awareness, brief staring episodes,
abnormal motions or postures, stiffness, or confused speech;
and, uncontrolled seizures damage a child's developing brain
and can impact academic performance, memory, learning, and
result in social-emotional challenges.
3)Recognizing Students with Epilepsy Month will positively
demonstrate the ability of children to succeed in spite of
their seizures and provide an opportunity for the school
community to become better aware of, and educated about,
epilepsy.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
FN: 0005679
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