| 1 | | - | Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 61 CHAPTER 32 Relative to organ and tissue donation. [ Filed with Secretary of State May 07, 2021. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 61, Davies. Donate Life/DMV Partnership Month.This measure would proclaim the month of April 2021 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 17 million people signed up to save and heal the lives of others after death; andWHEREAS, The 15-year official partnership between Donate Life California and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has produced over 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 students about organ, eye, and tissue donation for the past nine years; andWHEREAS, California has the greatest need for transplantation in the nation with over 22,000 residents waiting for a second chance at life, representing more than one in five on the national waiting list; andWHEREAS, In 2020, in partnership with the DMV, the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry marked a milestone of over 17 million Californians registered as donors, the first registry in the nation to do so. This continuing increase in registration of donors during the drivers license and identification card application and renewal process continues to save more lives each year in California and around the country; andWHEREAS, In 2020, 1,784 Californians became organ donors, and 4,531 life-saving transplants were performed in our state. Tragically, 1175 people died while waiting due to the shortage of available organs; andWHEREAS, Sadly, in 2020, California had the longest waiting time in the nation for kidney transplants and the most deaths while waiting, and only 43 percent of Californians sign up as donors, below the national average of 60 percent; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That in recognition of the month of April 2021 as National Donate Life Month, the Legislature proclaims the month of April 2021 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 the cause and about actions to help their constituents in need; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 1 | + | Enrolled May 04, 2021 Passed IN Senate May 03, 2021 Passed IN Assembly April 19, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 61Introduced by Assembly Member Davies(Coauthors: Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Arambula, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Bigelow, Bloom, Boerner Horvath, Bonta, Burke, Calderon, Carrillo, Cervantes, Chau, Chen, Chiu, Choi, Cooley, Cooper, Cunningham, Megan Dahle, Daly, Flora, Fong, Frazier, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Lorena Gonzalez, Gray, Grayson, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kiley, Lackey, Lee, Levine, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Medina, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nguyen, ODonnell, Patterson, Petrie-Norris, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Rendon, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Seyarto, Smith, Stone, Ting, Valladares, Villapudua, Voepel, Waldron, Ward, Akilah Weber, Wicks, and Wood)March 25, 2021 Relative to organ and tissue donation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 61, Davies. Donate Life/DMV Partnership Month.This measure would proclaim the month of April 2021 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 17 million people signed up to save and heal the lives of others after death; andWHEREAS, The 15-year official partnership between Donate Life California and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has produced over 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 students about organ, eye, and tissue donation for the past nine years; andWHEREAS, California has the greatest need for transplantation in the nation with over 22,000 residents waiting for a second chance at life, representing more than one in five on the national waiting list; andWHEREAS, In 2020, in partnership with the DMV, the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry marked a milestone of over 17 million Californians registered as donors, the first registry in the nation to do so. This continuing increase in registration of donors during the drivers license and identification card application and renewal process continues to save more lives each year in California and around the country; andWHEREAS, In 2020, 1,784 Californians became organ donors, and 4,531 life-saving transplants were performed in our state. Tragically, 1175 people died while waiting due to the shortage of available organs; andWHEREAS, Sadly, in 2020, California had the longest waiting time in the nation for kidney transplants and the most deaths while waiting, and only 43 percent of Californians sign up as donors, below the national average of 60 percent; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That in recognition of the month of April 2021 as National Donate Life Month, the Legislature proclaims the month of April 2021 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 the cause and about actions to help their constituents in need; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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