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                                                                  SCR 99
                                                                  Page  1

          Date of Hearing:   August 5, 2010

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                  SCR 99 (Strickland) - As Amended:  August 2, 2010

           SENATE VOTE  :   31-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Lupus Awareness Month.

          SUMMARY  :   Proclaims October 2010 to be Lupus Awareness Month  
          and wishes Lupus International every success in the future.   
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1)Lupus is a chronic, complex, and often life-threatening  
            autoimmune disease; and more people have lupus than AIDS,  
            Cerebral Palsy, Sickle Cell Anemia and Cystic Fibrosis  
            combined.

          2)Lupus strikes women in their prime, when they are 15 to 44  
            years of age; and it affects all aspects of their lives  
            including their family, friends, coworkers, employers and the  
            community.

          3)Early diagnosis and proper treatment are critical to the  
            improvement of the quality of life and survival rate of lupus  
            sufferers; and increased public awareness, education, and  
            research are key to winning the battle against lupus.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file.
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file.


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