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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 18
Author: Dickinson (D), et al
Amended: 3/14/11 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 3/14/11
SUBJECT : Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week
SOURCE : National Multiple Sclerosis Society
DIGEST : This resolution declares the week of March 14,
2011, through March 18, 2011, as Multiple Sclerosis
Awareness Week.
ANALYSIS :
This resolution makes the following Legislative findings:
1. The week of March 14, 2011, through March 18, 2011, has
been declared Multiple Sclerosis Week in recognition of
the importance of finding the cause and cure for
multiple sclerosis and to express appreciation to the
National Multiple Sclerosis Society and its California
chapters.
2. Multiple sclerosis is a neurological disease of the
central nervous system that affects an estimated 400,000
Americans across the country, and nearly 200 new cases
are diagnosed each week nationwide.
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3. The California chapters of the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society report that more than 40,000 people in
California are affected by this devastating disease.
Throughout the years, the California chapters have been
committed to heightening public knowledge and insight
and are currently planning several major statewide
fundraisers and educational programs to raise awareness
about the effects of multiple sclerosis.
4. Twice as many women as men have multiple sclerosis and
most are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, and
while studies indicate genetic factors make certain
individuals more susceptible than others, there is no
evidence that multiple sclerosis is directly inherited.
5. The National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, founded in
1946, funds more research, offers more services for
people with multiple sclerosis, and provides more
professional education programs than any other multiple
sclerosis organization in the world. Through its home
office in New York and its 50-state network of chapters,
the society services more than one million people
annually.
6. The society is the largest private supporter of multiple
sclerosis research in the world, and for more than 55
years it has funded innovative research and advocated
for government support of important scientific
inquiries.
This resolution declares the week of March 14, 2011,
through March 18, 2011, as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness
Week.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 3/22/11)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (source)
CTW:do 3/23/11 Senate Floor Analyses
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SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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