HR 1052: Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Day; express support for State designation

This House resolution does not change Georgia law. Instead, it states the House of Representatives' support for creating a State Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Day, a symbolic designation meant to highlight the condition and the organizations that support affected families. The resolution explains that Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes extreme appetite, often leading to morbid obesity, along with cognitive, learning, and behavioral difficulties. It notes there is no cure, though early diagnosis and treatments like human growth hormone can improve quality of life. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and the press, but it creates no funding, program, or legal requirement.

• Expresses the House of Representatives' support for designating a State Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Day, a symbolic recognition rather than a binding law.
• States the reasons for the designation, citing the syndrome's health effects, lack of a cure, and available treatments like human growth hormone.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press.

Individuals and families affected by Prader-Willi syndrome, advocacy and research organizations focused on the disorder, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is directed to distribute copies of the resolution.

Because this is a resolution rather than a bill amending Georgia law, it does not create funding, services, or legal changes. Its practical effect is to give official recognition to Prader-Willi syndrome awareness efforts, which can help advocacy groups raise public visibility.

• The whereas clauses describe Prader-Willi syndrome's prevalence (about 1 in 15,000 births), its health effects, and the lack of a cure.
• The resolving clause states the House's support for a State Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Day.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and press.

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• Sharon Cooper (R, HD-045)Patrocinador principal
• Tim Fleming (R, HD-114)
• Esther Panitch (D, HD-051)
• Matt Reeves (R, HD-099)

• Prader-Willi syndrome
• disability awareness
• public health
• genetic disorders