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CA SCR91

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

8/9/2012

Primary Sponsor

Ellen Corbett

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Origin

Senate

2011-2012 Session

AI Summary

  • Proclaims June 2012 as Scleroderma Awareness Month in California
  • Acknowledges scleroderma as a chronic autoimmune disease affecting approximately 300,000 Americans, with 80 percent being women
  • Notes the disease disproportionately affects Choctaw Native Americans, African Americans, and Hispanics, with annual treatment costs exceeding $1.5 billion
  • Recognizes the need for increased public awareness, research funding, and effective treatments for scleroderma and related autoimmune diseases
  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to the author for distribution

Legislative Description

Scleroderma Awareness Month.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 70, Statutes of 2012.

8/9/2012

Committee Referrals

Rules5/17/2012

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