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Senate adopts health and veterans awareness resolutions, confirms several gubernatorial appointments
Summary
On Aug. 18 the California State Senate unanimously adopted multiple concurrent resolutions recognizing awareness weeks for a neurodegenerative disease, Gold Star Families and veterans suicide prevention, and confirmed a slate of governor appointees to multiple boards.
SACRAMENTO — The California State Senate on Monday adopted several noncontroversial concurrent resolutions recognizing awareness weeks and took up a series of gubernatorial appointment confirmations.
The Senate adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 80 (SCR 80), declaring Sept. 21–28 as Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Awareness Week, by a recorded vote of 36–0. Senator Nilo, the author, urged colleagues to support the measure to increase public awareness of FTD and the burdens on patients and caregivers. "As I said, this is about raising awareness," Senator Nilo told the chamber.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 28 (SCR 28), designating Sept. 28 as Gold…
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