Senate Joint Resolution 22
                            (STATE OF CALIFORNIA)

                         Introduced by Senator Marks
                                 March 8, 1989

   Senate Joint Resolution No. 22 -- Relative to chronic fatigue Syndrome.

                        LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

  SJR 22, as introduced, Marks. Chronic fatigue syndrome.
  This measure would state the Legislature recognizes chronic fatigue syndrome
as a serious health problem and would direct the State Health and Welfare
Agency to research the medical and social serve components of chronic fatigue
syndrome.
  The measure would memorialize the President and the Congress of the United
States to direct increased federal funding to research chronic fatigue
syndrome and to develop effective treatments and a cure for this disease.
  Fiscal committee, yes.

  WHEREAS, Chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as Epstein-Barr syndrome and
chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome) is a recent discovered illness for
which there is no known cure or effective treatment; and

  WHEREAS, The disease can produce extreme debilitation and prevent patients
with the illness from working and from undertaking normal daily activities;
and

  WHEREAS, Because so little is known about the disease, persons with chronic
fatigue syndrome are often misdiagnosed and receive inadequate medical
treatment; and

  WHEREAS, Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome face difficulty in receiving
social services and public assistance despite suffering from extreme
debilitation; and

  WHEREAS, There is great need for education and training of health
professionals regarding chronic fatigue syndrome and for increased public
awareness of this disease; and

  WHEREAS, The mode of transmission of the disease and its natural history are
unknown at present; now, therefore, be it

  Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of California, jointly, That
the Legislature recognizes chronic fatigue syndrome as a serious health
problem and directs the State Health and Welfare Agency to research the
medical and social service components of chronic fatigue syndrome; and be it
further

  Resolved, That the Legislature respectfully memorializes the President and
the Congress of the United States to direct increased federal funding to
research chronic fatigue syndrorbe and to develop effective treatments and a
cure for this disease; and be it further

  Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to each Senator and
Representative from Califomia in the Congress of the United States.