Bill Text: CA ACR274 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-09-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 211, Statutes of 2018. [ACR274 Detail]
Download: California-2017-ACR274-Chaptered.html
| Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 274 |
| CHAPTER 211 |
Relative to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
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Filed with
Secretary of State
September 07, 2018.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 274, Gabriel.
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
This measure would proclaim the month of September 2018 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and state the commitment of the Legislature to support efforts to find cures for, and achieve prevention of, childhood cancer.
Digest Key
Fiscal Committee: NOBill Text
WHEREAS, Cancer is by far the leading cause of death by disease among children in this country; and
WHEREAS, Many children in California are afflicted with cancer, experiencing enormous pain and suffering, and they and their families require extraordinary levels of information and support in their struggles against this disease; and
WHEREAS, Successful prevention and treatment of many types of childhood cancer has not yet been achieved; and
WHEREAS, The prevention and treatment of cancer requires a high level of commitment in order to provide the necessary resources and research; and
WHEREAS, California has many of the world’s finest medical, academic, and commercial institutions, and must continue as a leader in the fight against this terrible disease;
WHEREAS, Increased public awareness of this major public health problem is a crucial step toward finding solutions; and
WHEREAS, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is an important nationwide tool for raising awareness among governmental officials and the public about the nature and scope of this problem; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California hereby recognizes and declares September 2018 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature of the State of California is committed to supporting efforts to find cures for, and achieve prevention of, childhood cancer; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
