Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 27 CHAPTER 48 Relative to organ and tissue donation. [ Filed with Secretary of State May 02, 2019. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 27, Leyva. Donate Life/DMV Partnership Month.This measure would proclaim the month of April 2019 as Donate Life/DMV Partnership Month in California, and would encourage all Californians to register with the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, The Legislature has established an official state organ and tissue donor registry that has become the largest in the world, with over 15 million people signed up to save and heal the lives of others after death; andWHEREAS, The 13-year official partnership between Donate Life California and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has produced 95 percent of donors on the registry through the DMV with a simple check-off box; andWHEREAS, The Legislature has approved the innovative Living Donation California information and referral tool to encourage living kidney donation; andWHEREAS, The Superintendent of Public Instruction has recognized Donate Life Californias high school education program, which has educated pupils about organ, eye, and tissue donation for the past seven years; andWHEREAS, California has the greatest need for transplantation in the nation with nearly 22,000 residents waiting for a second chance at life, representing almost one in five on the national waiting list; andWHEREAS, In 2018, through a partnership with the DMV, the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry reached over 15 million Californians registered as donors, making it the first registry in the nation to reach this milestone. This continuing increase in registration of donors during the application and renewal process for a drivers license and identification card continues to save more lives each year in California and around the country; andWHEREAS, In 2018, 1,016 Californians became organ donors and 4,165 life-saving transplants were performed in our state, but, tragically, 989 people died while waiting due to the shortage of available organs; andWHEREAS, Sadly, in 2018, California had the longest waiting time in the nation for kidney transplants, the most deaths while waiting, and only 49 percent of Californians sign up as donors, which is below the national average of 54 percent; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That in recognition of the month of April as National Donate Life Month, the Legislature proclaims the month of April 2019 as Donate Life/DMV Partnership Month in the State of California; and be it furtherResolved, That in doing so, the Legislature 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 drivers license or identification card, or by signing up at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org or www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org; and be it furtherResolved, That the Legislature underscores its renewed efforts to save more lives through donor registration and calls on all Members of the Legislature to consider how to share information about this cause and about actions to help their constituents in need; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 27 CHAPTER 48 Relative to organ and tissue donation. [ Filed with Secretary of State May 02, 2019. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 27, Leyva. Donate Life/DMV Partnership Month.This measure would proclaim the month of April 2019 as Donate Life/DMV Partnership Month in California, and would encourage all Californians to register with the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 27
CHAPTER 48
Relative to organ and tissue donation.
[ Filed with Secretary of State May 02, 2019. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 27, Leyva. Donate Life/DMV Partnership Month.
This measure would proclaim the month of April 2019 as Donate Life/DMV Partnership Month in California, and would encourage all Californians to register with the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry.
This measure would proclaim the month of April 2019 as Donate Life/DMV Partnership Month in California, and would encourage all Californians to register with the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, The Legislature has established an official state organ and tissue donor registry that has become the largest in the world, with over 15 million people signed up to save and heal the lives of others after death; and
WHEREAS, The 13-year official partnership between Donate Life California and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has produced 95 percent of donors on the registry through the DMV with a simple check-off box; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature has approved the innovative Living Donation California information and referral tool to encourage living kidney donation; and
WHEREAS, The Superintendent of Public Instruction has recognized Donate Life Californias high school education program, which has educated pupils about organ, eye, and tissue donation for the past seven years; and
WHEREAS, California has the greatest need for transplantation in the nation with nearly 22,000 residents waiting for a second chance at life, representing almost one in five on the national waiting list; and
WHEREAS, In 2018, through a partnership with the DMV, the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry reached over 15 million Californians registered as donors, making it the first registry in the nation to reach this milestone. This continuing increase in registration of donors during the application and renewal process for a drivers license and identification card continues to save more lives each year in California and around the country; and
WHEREAS, In 2018, 1,016 Californians became organ donors and 4,165 life-saving transplants were performed in our state, but, tragically, 989 people died while waiting due to the shortage of available organs; and
WHEREAS, Sadly, in 2018, California had the longest waiting time in the nation for kidney transplants, the most deaths while waiting, and only 49 percent of Californians sign up as donors, which is below the national average of 54 percent; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That in recognition of the month of April as National Donate Life Month, the Legislature proclaims the month of April 2019 as Donate Life/DMV Partnership Month in the State of California; and be it further
Resolved, That in doing so, the Legislature 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 drivers license or identification card, or by signing up at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org or www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature underscores its renewed efforts to save more lives through donor registration and calls on all Members of the Legislature to consider how to share information about this cause and about actions to help their constituents in need; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.