Bill Title: To adopt the spotted salamander as the state amphibian; to adopt the children's book Lentil as the official children's book of the state and to designate its author, Robert McCloskey as the official children's book author of the state; and to designate various special days, weeks, and months.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-4)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-06-18 - Committee Report - S
[HB156 Detail]Download: Ohio-2009-HB156-Comm_Sub.html
As Reported by the House State Government Committee
| 128th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2009-2010 |
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Cosponsors:
Representatives Weddington, Garland, Hagan, Evans, Williams, S., Boyd, Grossman, Carney, Luckie, Williams, B., Letson, Heard, Domenick, Skindell, Gerberry, Mallory, Stewart, Daniels
A BILL
| To enact sections 5.033, 5.091, 5.2265, 5.2266, | 1 |
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5.2267, 5.2268,
5.2269, 5.2270, 5.2271, 5.2272, | 2 |
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5.2273, 5.2274, 5.2275, 5.2276,
and 3701.136 of | 3 |
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the Revised Code to
adopt the
spotted salamander | 4 |
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as the state amphibian; to adopt the children's | 5 |
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book Lentil as the official children's book of the | 6 |
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state and to
designate its author, Robert | 7 |
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McCloskey as the official children's
book author | 8 |
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of the state; and to designate various special | 9 |
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days,
weeks, and months. | 10 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
| Section 1. That sections 5.033, 5.091, 5.2265, 5.2266, | 11 |
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5.2267, 5.2268, 5.2269,
5.2270, 5.2271, 5.2272, 5.2273, 5.2274, | 12 |
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5.2275, 5.2276, and
3701.136 of the Revised Code be enacted
to | 13 |
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read as follows: | 14 |
| Sec. 5.033. The salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, commonly
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known as the spotted salamander, is the official amphibian of the
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state. | 17 |
| Sec. 5.091. The children's book, Lentil, is hereby adopted as
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the official children's book of the state. The author of Lentil,
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Robert McCloskey, born in Hamilton, Ohio, is hereby designated the
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official children's book author of the state. | 21 |
| Sec. 5.2265. The thirtieth day of April is designated as "Dia | 22 |
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De Los Ninos" or "Children's Day" to recognize children as Ohio's | 23 |
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future, center, and priority, to promote the importance of linking | 24 |
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children to books, languages, and culture, and to honor the Latin | 25 |
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American tradition of celebrating this day. | 26 |
| Sec. 5.2266. The month of January is designated as "Ohio | 27 |
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Mentor Month." | 28 |
| Sec. 5.2267. The twenty-ninth day of March is designated as
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"Vietnam War Veterans' Day" in honor of those who fought, died, or
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are still unaccounted for in the Vietnam war. | 31 |
| Sec. 5.2268. The month of March is designated as "Macular | 32 |
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Degeneration Awareness Month." | 33 |
| Sec. 5.2269. The month of April is designated as "Community
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Theater Month." | 35 |
| Sec. 5.2270. The month of May is designated as "ALS | 36 |
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Awareness Month." ALS is an acronym for amyotrophic lateral | 37 |
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sclerosis, a disease that is commonly known as Lou Gehrig's | 38 |
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disease and that attacks the nerves and causes degeneration in | 39 |
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muscle control and movement. | 40 |
| Sec. 5.2271. The last week of May is designated as "Ohio
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Turfgrass Week." | 42 |
| Sec. 5.2272. (A) The month of June is designated as
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"Father's Month" to increase public awareness of the critical role
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of fathers and to pay tribute to them. | 45 |
| (B) Good fathering during infancy, childhood, and adolescence
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contributes to the development of emotional security and has
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overwhelmingly positive psychological and economic benefits for
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children, families, communities, this state, and this nation. This
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nation is becoming increasingly aware that when a father is
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actively involved in the life of his child, the child will have
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higher self-esteem and healthier social skills, and show decreased
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high-risk behavior, teen pregnancy, and drug and alcohol abuse.
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All fathers in this state and this nation must reinvest in
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supplying emotional and financial support for their children and
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society must promote involved, nurturing, and responsible
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fatherhood. | 57 |
| Sec. 5.2273. The second Thursday in July is designated as | 58 |
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"Ohio Summer Learning Day" to promote the importance of learning | 59 |
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throughout the summer, in recognition of the vital importance that | 60 |
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summer learning plays in a child's educational success. | 61 |
| Sec. 5.2274. The month of September is designated as | 62 |
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"Mesothelioma Month" to bring attention to mesothelioma, a rare | 63 |
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form of cancer that develops in the mesothelium, a protective sac | 64 |
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that covers most of the body's internal organs, and is commonly | 65 |
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linked to asbestos exposure. | 66 |
| Sec. 5.2275. The month of November is designated as
"Ohio | 67 |
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Adoption Month" to honor adoptive families, increase public | 68 |
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awareness of adoption, and promote activities and efforts to find | 69 |
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permanent homes for waiting children of all ages and races. | 70 |
| Sec. 5.2276. The month of November is designated as "Complex | 71 |
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Regional Pain Syndrome Awareness Month" to promote public | 72 |
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awareness
of complex
regional pain syndrome, also known as reflex | 73 |
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sympathetic dystrophy syndrome. | 74 |
| Sec. 3701.136. (A) As used in this section, "complex | 75 |
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regional
pain syndrome" or "CRPS," also known as reflex | 76 |
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sympathetic
dystrophy syndrome, means a debilitating and | 77 |
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progressively chronic
syndrome characterized by severe burning | 78 |
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pain, pathological
changes in bone and skin, excessive sweating, | 79 |
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tissue swelling, and
extreme sensitivity to touch. | 80 |
| (B) The department of health shall include information on its | 81 |
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web site to promote complex regional pain syndrome education in a | 82 |
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manner that enables individuals to make informed
decisions about | 83 |
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their health. The information on the web site
shall include all | 84 |
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of the following: | 85 |
| (1) The cause and nature of CRPS; | 86 |
| (2) The risk factors that contribute to the manifestation of | 87 |
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CRPS; | 88 |
| (3) Available treatment options, including the risks and | 89 |
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benefits
of those options; | 90 |
| (4) Information on environmental safety and injury | 91 |
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prevention; | 92 |
| (5) Information on rest and the use of appropriate body | 93 |
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mechanics; | 94 |
| (6) Information on the availability of CRPS diagnostic, | 95 |
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treatment, and
outreach services; | 96 |
| (7) Information concerning any other factors or elements that | 97 |
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might mitigate the
effects of CRPS. | 98 |
| (C) The department shall notify boards of health, hospitals, | 99 |
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clinics, and other health care providers about the availability of | 100 |
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information concerning CRPS on the department's web site. | 101 |
| Section 2. Section 3701.136 of the Revised Code, as enacted | 102 |
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by
this act, shall take effect ninety days after the effective | 103 |
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date
of this act. | 104 |
| Section 3. (A) As used in this section, "complex regional | 105 |
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pain syndrome" or "CRPS" has the same meaning as in section | 106 |
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3701.136 of the Revised Code. | 107 |
| (B) The General Assembly finds and declares all of the | 108 |
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following with respect to complex regional pain syndrome: | 109 |
| (1) CRPS occurs in five per cent of all cases of nerve | 110 |
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injuries. | 111 |
| (2) CRPS is thought to be a neuropathic
pain syndrome that | 112 |
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generally occurs at the site of a minor or
major trauma injury, | 113 |
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but may also occur without an apparent injury. | 114 |
| (3) While the cause of CRPS is unknown, the syndrome is | 115 |
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thought to be the result of damaged nerves of the sympathetic | 116 |
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nervous system. | 117 |
| (4) The syndrome is unique in that it simultaneously affects | 118 |
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the nerves, skin, muscles, blood vessels, and bones, and if | 119 |
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untreated, can result in permanent disability and chronic pain. | 120 |
| (5) CRPS is often misdiagnosed because the syndrome is either | 121 |
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unknown or poorly understood. The prognosis for patients | 122 |
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suffering from CRPS is generally much better when CRPS is | 123 |
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identified and
treated as early as possible. | 124 |
| (6) If treatment is delayed CRPS can quickly spread to an | 125 |
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entire limb and changes in bone and muscle may become | 126 |
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irreversible, resulting in limited mobility, atrophy of the | 127 |
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muscles, and eventual permanent disability. | 128 |
| (7) Since a delay in the diagnosis or treatment of CRPS
can | 129 |
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result in severe physical and physiological problems, and
early | 130 |
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recognition and prompt treatment of CRPS provides the
greatest | 131 |
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opportunity for recovery, it is in the best interest of
the | 132 |
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public to require the Department of Health to include information | 133 |
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on its web site pursuant to section 3701.136 of
the Revised Code | 134 |
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to educate both individuals and medical
professionals regarding | 135 |
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this debilitative condition. | 136 |
