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                                                                  ACR 141
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          Date of Hearing:   May 15, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                    ACR 141 (Holden) - As Introduced:  May 1, 2014
           
          SUBJECT  :   American Stroke Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Declares May 2014 to be American Stroke Month.   
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1)Stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term disability  
            and the fourth leading cause of death in California, killing  
            over 130,000 people nationwide and approximately 13,506  
            citizens of California each year.

          2)The prevalence of stroke is projected to increase in the  
            United States by 24.9 percent between 2010 and 2030, and the  
            direct medical costs for treating stroke are expected to  
            increase by 238 percent, from $28.3 billion in 2010 to $95.6  
            billion by 2030.

          3)New and effective treatments have been developed to treat and  
            minimize the severity and damaging effect of strokes, but more  
            research is needed; and, more Americans are aware of the risk  
            factors and warnings signs for stroke than in the past.

          4)The American Stroke Association's Together to End Stroke  
            initiative encourages Americans, on May 1, 2014, the American  
            Stroke Month Day of Action, throughout the month of May, and  
            year-round, to learn their personal stroke risk, memorize and  
            share the stroke warning signs, and call 9-1-1 at the first  
            sign of a stroke.

           FISCAL EFFECT :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          American Stroke Association

           Opposition 
           








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          Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800