Bill Text: CA SCR132 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Scoliosis Awareness Month.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-25 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 125, Statutes of 2014. [SCR132 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SCR132-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 132	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  125
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 25, 2014
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  AUGUST 4, 2014
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 20, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Lieu

                        JUNE 26, 2014

   Relative to Scoliosis Awareness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 132, Lieu. Scoliosis Awareness Month.
   This measure would proclaim June 2014, as Scoliosis Awareness
Month.



   WHEREAS, Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that
affects about 2 to 3 percent of the population, an estimated seven
million people in the United States, and nearly one million people in
California. Scoliosis affects people of all ages, regardless of
race, gender, or socioeconomic status, and there is no cure; and
   WHEREAS, It is important to increase public awareness of scoliosis
in order to help children, parents, and health care providers better
recognize and treat the complexities of spinal deformities such as
scoliosis; and
   WHEREAS, Scoliosis can negatively impact a person's quality of
life by limiting activity, reducing respiratory function, causing
physical pain, and diminishing self-esteem; and
   WHEREAS, Scoliosis has no known cause and is common in otherwise
healthy children, with approximately one out of every six people
diagnosed requiring active medical treatment; and
   WHEREAS, Scoliosis is often diagnosed between 10 and 15 years of
age, with females being five to eight times more likely to develop a
curvature severe enough to require medical attention; and
   WHEREAS, Screening programs are mandated in California schools for
girls in seventh grade and boys in eighth grade. These programs
allow for early detection of scoliosis, which, if promptly treated,
could alleviate the pain of those suffering from the disease; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims June 2014
as Scoliosis Awareness Month; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.