BILL NUMBER: SCR 133INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Hill (Coauthor: Senator Steinberg) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Mullin) JUNE 30, 2014 Relative to Childhood Cancer Month. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SCR 133, as introduced, Hill. Childhood Cancer Month. This measure would proclaim the month of September 2014 as Childhood Cancer Month, and state the commitment of the Legislature to support efforts to find cures for, and achieve prevention of, childhood cancer. Fiscal committee: no. WHEREAS, Cancer is by far the leading cause of death by disease among children in this country; and WHEREAS, Many children in California are afflicted with cancer, experiencing enormous pain and suffering, and they and their families require extraordinary levels of information and support in their struggles against this disease; and WHEREAS, Successful prevention and treatment of many types of childhood cancer have not yet been achieved; and WHEREAS, The conquest of cancer, a complex and intractable foe, requires a high level of commitment in order to provide the necessary resources and research; and WHEREAS, California has many of the world's finest medical, academic, and commercial institutions, and must continue as a leader in the fight against this terrible disease; and WHEREAS, Increased public awareness of this major public health problem is a crucial step toward finding solutions; and WHEREAS, Childhood Cancer Month is an important nationwide tool for raising awareness among governmental officials and the public about the nature and scope of this problem; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California hereby recognizes and declares September 2014 as Childhood Cancer Month; and be it further Resolved, That the Legislature of the State of California is committed to supporting efforts to find cures for, and achieve prevention of, childhood cancer; and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.