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          SENATE THIRD READING
          SCR 39 (Steinberg)
          As Introduced April 28, 2009
          Majority vote 

           SENATE VOTE  :38-0  
           
           RULES               8-0                                         
           
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          |Ayes:|Lieu, Adams, Ammiano,     |     |                          |
          |     |Gaines, Mendoza, Swanson, |     |                          |
          |     |Torlakson, Yamada         |     |                          |
          |     |                          |     |                          |
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           SUMMARY  :  Proclaims the month of May 2009 as Amyotrophic Lateral  
          Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month in California, and encourages  
          continued research in order to find treatments and a cure.   
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative  
          findings:   

          1)ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive  
            and fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells  
            in the brain and spinal cord; and, as ALS progresses, patients  
            lose the ability to walk, eat, speak, move, and breathe  
            requiring constant care.

          2)ALS is usually diagnosed between 40 and 70 years of age, with  
            peak onset being around 56 years of age; and, ALS knows no  
            boundaries and can strike anyone, resulting in all citizens  
            being at risk of having ALS.

          3)ALS has no known cause, prevention, or cure; and, ALS  
            Awareness Month increases the public's awareness of ALS  
            patients' circumstances; acknowledges the impact of this  
            disease; and, recognizes the need for ALS research, quality  
            treatment and support of patients and their families.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  None


           Analysis Prepared by  :  Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 










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