BILL NUMBER: SCR 136 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT RESOLUTION CHAPTER 51 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 1, 2016 ADOPTED IN SENATE MAY 12, 2016 ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 27, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Senator Leyva (Coauthors: Senators Block, De León, Fuller, Galgiani, Hall, Jackson, Mendoza, Pan, Pavley, Roth, and Wolk) APRIL 27, 2016 Relative to Better Hearing and Speech Month. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SCR 136, Leyva. Better Hearing and Speech Month. This measure would recognize May 2016 as Better Hearing and Speech Month. WHEREAS, An estimated 40 million Americans have some type of communication and swallowing disorder, costing the United States approximately $154 to $186 billion annually due to lost work productivity, special education, and medical treatment; and WHEREAS, Those citizens of California who have overcome their communication and swallowing disabilities through the services of dedicated audiologists and speech-language pathologists should be recognized; and WHEREAS, California also recognizes and values the efforts of all audiologists and speech-language pathologists throughout our nation who work to help these individuals with communication and swallowing disorders to lead independent, productive, and fulfilling lives; and WHEREAS, California is proud and honored to have audiologists and speech-language pathologists offering quality education and health care services to its citizens; and WHEREAS, audiologists and speech-language pathologists in California annually observe and celebrate Better Hearing and Speech Month during the month of May; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims the month of May 2016 as Better Hearing and Speech Month and encourages all citizens to recognize the achievements of audiologists and speech-language pathologists in improving the quality of life for people with communication and swallowing disorders; and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.