(130th General Assembly)
(Senate Bill Number 300)



AN ACT
To amend section 5.2250 of the Revised Code to designate September as "Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Month."

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:

SECTION 1. That section 5.2250 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 5.2250. The third week month of September is designated as "Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week Month" to raise awareness of the existence, symptoms, and management of a diverse group of disorders known as mitochondrial disease and its symptoms that may impact either a part of the body or multiple organ systems as a result of dysfunction of the mitochondria, which are structures within cells that produce energy needed for cellular performance.

SECTION 2. That existing section 5.2250 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.

SECTION 3. This act shall be known as the "Corynna Strawser Act."