Bill Text: IL SR0662 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates March of 2012 as MS Awareness Month in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SR0662 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0662-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable, | ||||||
| 3 | often disabling, disease of the central nervous system that | ||||||
| 4 | disrupts the flow of information between an individual's body | ||||||
| 5 | and brain; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, MS affects an estimated 2.5 million people | ||||||
| 7 | worldwide, 400,000 in the United States, and 20,000 in the | ||||||
| 8 | State of Illinois; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, MS is the most common neurological disease leading | ||||||
| 10 | to disability in young adults; it is often first diagnosed in | ||||||
| 11 | individuals aged 20-50; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The National MS Society is an organization | ||||||
| 13 | dedicated to funding cutting-edge research, advocating on | ||||||
| 14 | behalf of people with the disorder, and facilitating programs | ||||||
| 15 | and services that help those with MS and their families; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, In March of 2012, the National MS Society will | ||||||
| 17 | sponsor MS Awareness Month for the
City of Chicago; Chicago | ||||||
| 18 | building owners will support the observance of MS Awareness | ||||||
| 19 | month by lighting their ceilings or entryways with orange | ||||||
| 20 | illumination; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate March of | ||||||
| 3 | 2012 as MS Awareness Month in the State of Illinois and | ||||||
| 4 | encourage the people of this State to recognize the important | ||||||
| 5 | efforts of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to diagnose, | ||||||
| 6 | treat, and manage this disorder; and be it further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as a | ||||||
| 9 | symbol of our esteem and respect.
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