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THIRD READING
Bill No: SR 71
Author: Berryhill (R), Anderson (R), Bates (R), Cannella (R),
Fuller (R), Gaines (R), Hall (D), Hertzberg (D), Huff
(R), Moorlach (R), Morrell (R), Nguyen (R), Nielsen
(R), Runner (R), Stone (R), and Vidak (R)
Introduced:3/31/16
Vote: Majority
SUBJECT: Organ donation
SOURCE: Donate Life California
DIGEST: This resolution proclaims the month of April 2016 as
DMV/Donate Life Partnership Month in the State of California.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)The Legislature has established an official state organ and
tissue donor registry that has become the largest in the
world, with 13 million people signed up to save and heal the
lives of others after death.
2)The 10-year official partnership between Donate Life
California and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has
produced 95% of donors on the registry through the DMV with a
simple checkoff box.
3)California's Superintendent of Public Instruction has
recognized Donate Life California's high school education
program, which has educated students about organ, eye, and
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tissue donation for the past six years and is anticipated to
be added to the science frameworks.
4)California has the greatest need for transplantation in the
nation with 22,000 residents waiting for a second chance at
life, representing one in five on the national waiting list.
5)In 2015, 918 Californians became organ donors and 3,417
life-saving transplants were performed in our state.
Tragically, 929 people died while waiting due to the shortage
of available organs.
This resolution proclaims the month of April 2016 as DMV/Donate
Life Partnership Month in the State of California, and
encourages all Californians to register with the Donate Life
California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry by checking "YES!"
for organ and tissue donation when applying for or renewing a
driver's license or identification card, or by signing up at
www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org or www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org.
This resolution underscores the Senate's renewed efforts to save
more lives through donor registration and calls on all Senators
to consider how to share information about the cause and about
actions to help their constituents in need.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified4/5/16)
Donate Life California (source)
OPPOSITION: (Verified4/5/16)
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None received
Prepared by: Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
4/6/16 16:16:33
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