Bill Text: CA SCR81 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: California Essential Tremor Awareness Month.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-04-15 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 16, Statutes of 2014. [SCR81 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SCR81-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 81	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 24, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Monning

                        FEBRUARY 14, 2014

   Relative to California Essential Tremor Awareness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 81, as amended, Monning. California Essential Tremor Awareness
Month.
   This measure would designate March 2014 as California Essential
Tremor Awareness Month.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Essential tremor is a neurological condition that affects
an estimated 10 million Americans; and
   WHEREAS, Essential tremor causes uncontrollable muscle movements
and shaking of the hands, legs, head, and voice of those affected.
Although not confined to the elderly, approximately 5 percent of
people between 40 and 60 years of age are affected and an estimated 9
percent of people over 60 years of age experience symptoms of
essential tremor; and
   WHEREAS, Essential tremor is the most common form of neurological
movement disorders and is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease,
dystonia, or a condition of aging. The National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke estimates that the disorder is
eight times more common than Parkinson's disease; and
   WHEREAS, Californians suffering from essential tremor face great
hardships in performing activities essential to our daily lives such
as eating, drinking, grooming, writing, and communicating with
others. While essential tremor is not life threatening, the
disruption to daily habits can be a major drain on a patient's
quality of life and may often lead to feelings of embarrassment and
reoccurring depression; and
   WHEREAS, There is no definitive cure for essential tremor, and
while there are some effective drug therapies available for
treatment, no medication has yet been developed to exclusively treat
the disorder; and
   WHEREAS, Increasing public awareness of essential tremor is
critical to generate funding for research needed to better understand
the condition and develop more effective therapies or medications.
Building a greater public awareness of essential tremor can also aide
in more effective diagnosis of the disorder; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the month of March 2014 be designated as
California Essential Tremor Awareness Month to generate public
awareness about the most common neurological condition that affects
the quality of life for an estimated 10 million 
Californians;   Americans;  and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.