Bill Text: TX SR679 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March, 2011, as Brain Injury Awareness Month in Texas.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-31 - Reported enrolled [SR679 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR679-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, A traumatic brain injury occurs every 23 seconds | ||
| in the United States; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Traumatic brain injuries can have debilitating | ||
| effects on brain functionality, including thinking, reasoning, | ||
| memory, and communication; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Those who suffer traumatic brain injuries may | ||
| face years of rehabilitation, therapy, and recovery; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The families, friends, co-workers, and | ||
| communities of those who suffer traumatic brain injuries suffer | ||
| alongside the victims of the actual injuries; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Life may never be the same for an individual who | ||
| has suffered a traumatic brain injury; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A concussion is a type of brain injury that can | ||
| interrupt the regular function of the brain; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Approximately 3.8 million sports-related and | ||
| recreation-related concussions occur in the United States each | ||
| year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Approximately 135,000 sports-related and | ||
| recreation-related traumatic brain injuries occur among children | ||
| ages five to 18 each year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Efforts to increase prevention and early | ||
| diagnosis require raising awareness about the causes, symptoms, | ||
| and effects of traumatic brain injury; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The month of March has been designated as Brain | ||
| Injury Awareness Month in order to further the Brain Injury | ||
| Association's ongoing commitment to advocacy and education | ||
| regarding concussions and other traumatic brain injuries; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize the month of March, 2011, as Brain | ||
| Injury Awareness Month in Texas in an effort to raise awareness | ||
| of traumatic brain injury among all Texans, particularly among | ||
| those most at risk for suffering this serious and potentially | ||
| life-altering injury; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| recognition of Brain Injury Awareness Month. | ||
| Deuell | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 31, 2011. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
