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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 113
Author: Dickinson (D), et al.
Amended: 3/12/12 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 3/8/12
SUBJECT : Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week
SOURCE : National Multiple Sclerosis Society
DIGEST : This resolution declares the week of March 12,
2012, through March 16, 2012, as Multiple Sclerosis
Awareness Week.
ANALYSIS : This resolution states:
1.The week of March 12, 2012, through March 16, 2012, has
been declared Multiple Sclerosis Awareness 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.
3.The California chapters of the National Multiple
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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 20 and 50 years of age, 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 Society, 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.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 3/14/12)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (source)
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees
CTW:nl 3/14/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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