Bill Text: MI SR0062 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to commemorate May 2015 as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 12-6)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-26 - Adopted [SR0062 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-SR0062-Enrolled.html
SR-62, As Adopted by Senate, May 26, 2015
Senators Emmons, Hopgood, Brandenburg, Proos, Knollenberg, Marleau, Booher, Hertel, Bieda, Hood, Hansen and Gregory offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 62.
A resolution to commemorate May 2015 as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.
Whereas, Approximately 30,000 Americans have cystic fibrosis (CF), a life-threatening genetic disease that affects the lungs and pancreas, and more than 10 million Americans are symptomless carriers of the defective CF gene; and
Whereas, There are close to 1,100 children and young adults living in Michigan with the disease; and
Whereas, Michigan has two cystic fibrosis chapters in the Detroit and Grand Rapids areas, as well as four cystic fibrosis focused groups: The Bonnell Foundation - Royal Oak, Friends of Families of Cystic Fibrosis - Grand Rapids, Hunt for a Cure - Kentwood, and Rock Cystic Foundation - Detroit; and
Whereas, Michigan also has seven cystic fibrosis centers: Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University Harper University Hospital, Helen DeVos Women and Children’s Center, Spectrum Health Adult Cystic Fibrosis Care Center, Michigan State University - Pediatric/Adult, University of Michigan - Pediatric/Adult, and Western Michigan University School of Medicine Clinics; and
Whereas, During the month of May, cystic fibrosis chapters and volunteers will come together in the state of Michigan to raise awareness about this devastating disease to achieve their mission of curing and controlling cystic fibrosis; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, That the members of this legislative body commemorate May 2015 as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.
