As Reported by the Senate Medicaid, Health and Human Services Committee

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

Am. H. B. No. 270

Representative Rogers 

Cosponsors: Representatives Antonio, Mallory, Sprague, Barborak, Stebelton, Strahorn, Patmon, Brenner, Celebrezze, Slesnick, Barnes, Bishoff, Brown, Carney, Johnson, Ramos, Sears, Adams, R., Amstutz, Anielski, Ashford, Baker, Beck, Blair, Blessing, Boyce, Budish, Burkley, Cera, Curtin, Damschroder, DeVitis, Fedor, Foley, Gerberry, Green, Grossman, Hagan, R., Hayes, Heard, Huffman, Letson, Lundy, Milkovich, Patterson, Phillips, Pillich, Redfern, Reece, Schuring, Sheehy, Smith, Stinziano, Sykes, Winburn, Young Speaker Batchelder 

Senators Brown, Tavares 

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A BILL

To enact section 5.251 of the Revised Code to

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designate October 16 as "Dravet Syndrome Awareness

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Day."

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 5.251 of the Revised Code be enacted	4
to read as follows:	5

Sec. 5.251. The sixteenth day of October is designated as	6
"Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day" to increase public awareness and	7
understanding of this form of epilepsy that is also known as	8
severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy.	9