BILL NUMBER: SCR 99	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 2, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Strickland
   (Coauthors: Senators Cox and Wiggins)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members  Blumenfield,  Davis,
Gilmore, Hall,  Ma,  and Monning)

                        APRIL 12, 2010

   Relative to Lupus Awareness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 99, as amended, Strickland. Lupus Awareness Month.
   This measure would proclaim October 2010 as Lupus Awareness Month
and would wish Lupus International every success in the future.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Systematic Lupus Erythematosus, commonly known as lupus,
is a chronic, complex, and often life-threatening autoimmune disease;
and
   WHEREAS, Researchers estimate that  over  five
million people have been diagnosed with lupus or related diseases
 in the United States   throughout the world
 , and approximately 100,000 more are diagnosed every year; and
   WHEREAS, More people have lupus than AIDS, Cerebral Palsy, Sickle
Cell Anemia, and Cystic Fibrosis combined; and
   WHEREAS, Lupus strikes women in their prime, when they are
16 to 45   15 to 44  years of age, and it affects
all aspects of their lives; and
   WHEREAS, Lupus impacts more than just the life of the patient, it
affects their family, friends, coworkers, employers, and the
community; and
   WHEREAS, Lupus International was founded in 1983 as a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization. The primary purpose of the foundation is to
alleviate suffering for lupus patients through patient services,
early detection of undiagnosed cases through awareness promotion, and
to eradicate lupus by supporting lupus research; and
   WHEREAS, Lupus International offers the leading pediatric services
for children with lupus; and
   WHEREAS, Early diagnosis and proper treatments  is
  are  critical to the improvement of the quality
of life and survival rate of lupus sufferers; and
   WHEREAS, Increased public awareness, education, and research are
key to winning the battle against lupus; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims October 2010 to be
Lupus Awareness Month and wishes Lupus International every success
in the future; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to Lupus International and to the author for appropriate
distribution.