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H8303 2026 -- H 8303 ======== LC003536 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N PROCLAIMING MARCH OF 2026, TO BE BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Introduced By: Representatives Furtado, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Kazarian, Chippendale, Read, Tanzi, Fogarty, Ackerman, and Alzate Date Introduced: March 17, 2026 Referred To: House read and passed 1 WHEREAS, The Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island has identified that more than 2 12,000 residents of Rhode Island will sustain a traumatic brain injury this year; and 3 WHEREAS, The Brain Injury Association of America has identified brain injury as the 4 leading cause of death and disability among children and young adults in this country; and 5 WHEREAS, Brain injury is an extremely costly public health issue in the State of Rhode 6 Island; and 7 WHEREAS, Advances in medical technology have enabled many persons with severe 8 brain injury to survive these injuries; and 9 WHEREAS, Persons with brain injury may need specialized rehabilitation programs and 10 other services to meet specific needs to live life to maximum potential; and 11 WHEREAS, Most forms of insurance, public and private, that are available to persons 12 with brain injuries may not cover the rehabilitative and long-term care needs of these individuals; 13 and 14 WHEREAS, People with brain injury and their families too often must choose financial 15 hardship and discontinuing critical treatment and services due to the substantial long-term costs; 16 and 17 WHEREAS, Without specialized community services, people with brain injury may 18 become inappropriately institutionalized; and 19 WHEREAS, Providing treatment methods and services to people with brain injury must 1 be a priority for the State of Rhode Island; and 2 WHEREAS, Thousands of Rhode Islanders are affected by diseases of the brain, and 3 brain injuries both acquired and traumatic including concussion, brain cancer, epilepsy, and other 4 neurological disorders; now, therefore be it 5 RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby 6 proclaims March of 2026 to be Brain Injury Awareness Month in Rhode Island. We 7 furthermore encourage all Rhode Islanders to participate in the month-long planned activities 8 highlighting the wonders of the brain, and the observation of Brain Injury Awareness Month; and 9 be it further 10 RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to 11 transmit a duly certified copy of this Resolution to Neil Sharpe, Executive Director of the Brain 12 Injury Association of Rhode Island. ======== LC003536 ======== LC003536 - Page 2 of 2
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